Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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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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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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