Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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There is no future without education.
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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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Why do you all push us around?
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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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 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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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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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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