We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
ROSA PARKSHave 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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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 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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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