Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
ROSA PARKSI was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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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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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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