As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
ROSA PARKSWe didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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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 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 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 believe there is only one race – the human race.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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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 talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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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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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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