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.
ROSA PARKSWhites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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There is no future without education.
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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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