You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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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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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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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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