Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
ROSA PARKSI was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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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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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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One person can change the world.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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