When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
ROSA PARKSWhen the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
ROSA PARKSWhy do you all push us around?
ROSA PARKSDifferences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
ROSA PARKSMemories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
ROSA PARKSHave you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
ROSA PARKSThat 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.
ROSA PARKSI have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
ROSA PARKSI think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
ROSA PARKSEveryone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
ROSA PARKSI don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
ROSA PARKSI believe there is only one race – the human race.
ROSA PARKSIf I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
ROSA PARKSThere is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
ROSA PARKSI would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
ROSA PARKSKnowing what must be done does away with fear.
ROSA PARKSI talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
ROSA PARKS