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.
ROSA PARKSMany whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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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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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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