When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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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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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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