Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
ROSA PARKSIt is better to protest than to accept injustice.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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 knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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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 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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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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