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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.

Rosa Parks

The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Courtesy Kindness Respect Rule Treat
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time
We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Believe Push Time
If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Angry Finding Friendship Missing People Stay
I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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Decide Declutter Folk Hands Individual Paper
I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Arrest Black Lives Matter Bus Home
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Black Lives Matter Encouragement Leadership Women
Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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Black Lives Matter Freedom
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Change Energy Force Inspirational People Positive Young
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Disappointment Hurt Madness Oppression Reason
We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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Civilization Exist Matter Right Survival
There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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Direction Fall Feeling Opposite Step Time
Why do you all push us around?
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Black Lives Matter
That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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Allow Black Lives Matter Difference Servant Slave

I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.

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