Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
ROSA PARKSThere is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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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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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 don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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 was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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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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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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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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