Each person must live their life as a model for others.
ROSA PARKSThere is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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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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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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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 had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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