Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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Why do you all push us around?
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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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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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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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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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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