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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.

Rosa Parks

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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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
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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Allow Black Lives Matter Difference Servant Slave
I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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Black Lives Matter Human Man Negro Talk Treatment
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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Black Lives Matter Dignity Person Self Respect
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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Healing Hurt Life Place Scars Try
As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Crime Work
To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Afraid Business Change Deep Failure Inspirational Step Try
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
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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Decide Declutter Folk Hands Individual Paper
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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Children Hope Meet Overcome Preparation Racism
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time
If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Angry Finding Friendship Missing People Stay
Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Courtesy Kindness Respect Rule Treat
I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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Beginning Healing Inspirational Mind Move On Step
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Achievement Determination Freedom History Lesson
Why do you all push us around?
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.

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