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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.

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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.
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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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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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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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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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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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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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 knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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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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Why do you all push us around?
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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.
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