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.
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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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 had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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