Have 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 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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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One person can change the world.
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There is no future without education.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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