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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.

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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Dignity
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Community
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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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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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I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.
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There is work to do that is why I cannot stop or sit still. As long as a child needs help, as long as people are not free, there will be work to do. As long as an elderly person is attacked or in need of support, there is work to do. As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest…I did a lot of walking in Montgomery.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed. I had decided that I would have to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen.
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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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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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