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.
ROSA PARKSAs long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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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 were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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