It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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 talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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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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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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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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