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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.

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
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Tuskegee
Alabama
Rosa Lee Louise McCauley Parks
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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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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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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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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I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.
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Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.
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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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One person can change the world.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man's inhumanity to man, regardless - there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Why do you all push us around?
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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