I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
ROSA PARKSI paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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 knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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