I believe there is only one race – the human race.
ROSA PARKSPeople need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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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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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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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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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 learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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 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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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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Why do you all push us around?
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