I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
ROSA PARKSKnowing what must be done does away with fear.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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