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Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die.

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
Vision
Dies
Dream
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Perish
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Courage

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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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 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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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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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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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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I will always work for human rights 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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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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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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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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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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