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Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks
Age: 92 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 4
Died: 2005
Died: October 24
Activist
Autobiographer
Civil Rights Advocate
Human Rights Activist
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Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
Rosa Louise McCauleyParks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.
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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 have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.
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When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt on a winter night.
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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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 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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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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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. I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing the Klan ride at night and hearing a lynching and being afraid the house would burn down.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed. I had decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race. It would be a good thing if all people were treated equally and justly and not be discriminated against because of race or religion or anything that makes them different from others.
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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 will always work for human rights for all people.
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