It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
ROSA PARKSPeople need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Why do you all push us around?
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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I 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.
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