I 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.
ROSA PARKSVictory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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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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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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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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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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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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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 want to be treated like a human being.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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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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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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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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 believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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