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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

There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Disappointment Hurt Madness Oppression Reason
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.
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Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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Black Lives Matter Colour Facility Injustice
Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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Citizenship Difference Human Privilege Race Religion Right
God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Giving God Right Strength
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black Lives Matter Violence
It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Acceptance Injustice One Liner Protest
An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Giving Opportunity
I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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God Learning Strength Trust
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Done Fear Women Empowerment
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
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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Dedication Hustle Inspirational Matter Problem Success
I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Achievement Determination Freedom History Lesson
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
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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Alone Desire Feeling Freedom Individual
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Diminish Done Fear Inspirational Learning Mind

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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