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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.

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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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I believe there is only one race - the human race.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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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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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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