When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
ROSA PARKSBlack women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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 will always work for human rights for all people.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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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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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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