The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
ROSA PARKSI was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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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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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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