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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.

Rosa Parks

Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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Courage Die Dreamss Freedom Inspirational Peace People Vision
I want to be treated like a human being.
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Human One Liner Self Respect Treatment
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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Action Black Lives Matter Cause Normal Trouble
As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Crime Work
You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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Believe Control Faith Inspirational Power Stand
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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Action Contradict Myself Person Truth
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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Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Business Confidence Fear Inspirational Right Success
I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Arrest Black Lives Matter Bus Home
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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Civilization Exist Matter Right Survival
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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Black Lives Matter Colour Facility Injustice
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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Action Behaviour Demonstrate Humble Peace Recognize Respect Trust
I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Citizen Ignorance Neglect Tired Treatment
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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Give Up History Ideas Try
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Beginning Healing Oppression Process Time

Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.

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