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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.

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
Public Figure
Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in 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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There is a lack of interest in voting in the United States, and that troubles me. It is very necessary that people get registered, study the issues and be aware of the politics of our country. We will really be set back if people don't take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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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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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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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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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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