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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks
Age: 92 †
Born: 1913
Born: February 4
Died: 2005
Died: October 24
Activist
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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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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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Every day before supper and before we went to services on Sundays. My grandmother would read the Bible to me, and my grandfather would pray. We even had devotions before going to pick cotton in the fields. Prayer and the Bible, became a part of my everyday thoughts and beliefs. I learned to put my trust in God and to seek Him as my strength.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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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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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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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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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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