As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
ROSA PARKSBlack women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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