Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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 will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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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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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 want to be treated like a human being.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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