I want to be treated like a human being.
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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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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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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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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