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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.

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
Public Figure
Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
Rosa Louise McCauleyParks
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
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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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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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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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I believe there is only one race - the human race.
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Why do you all push us around?
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One person can change the world.
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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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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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Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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 did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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