Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
ROSA PARKSWhat 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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There is no future without education.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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