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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.

Rosa Parks

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
You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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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 will always work for human rights for all people.
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Duty Human People Right Work
When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Black Lives Matter Encouragement Leadership Women
I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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Believe Earth Enjoyment Freedom Grow Up Place Planet World
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
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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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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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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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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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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Euality Freedom Mind Need People Prejudice Race Racism
We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Candidate Citizen Concern Government Learning People Time Vote
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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Believe Black Lives Matter Business Capable Firm Leadership Organization
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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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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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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