An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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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 will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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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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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
ROSA PARKS