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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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Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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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 only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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I want to be treated like a human being.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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