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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.
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
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Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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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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Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.
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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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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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