"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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Quotes by Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks, an African American woman born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, became an iconic figure in the American civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, her refusal to relinquish her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal event that significantly propelled the civil rights movement forward. Her act of defiance became a powerful symbol of resistance against racial segregation and injustice. Parks, often referred to as "the mother of the freedom movement," worked alongside other civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., and her activism extended well beyond the bus boycott. She was also involved in numerous organizations and causes throughout her life that sought to end racial discrimination and promote equality. Rosa Parks' courage and resilience in the face of systemic racism have made her an enduring figure in American history, inspiring generations to continue the fight for civil rights and social justice.
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"I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free."
Rosa Parks"I have never been what you would call just an integrationist. I know I've been called that... Integrating that bus wouldn't mean more equality. Even when there was segregation, there was plenty of integration in the South, but it was for the benefit and convenience of the white person, not us."
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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."
Rosa Parks"I don't think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race. The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly. We can't force them to think that way."
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"As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin."
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"You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for white people. But when you have to get transportation home, you are denied an equal accommodation. Our existence was for the white man's comfort and well-being; we had to accept being deprived of just being human."
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"Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression. We soothe ourselves with the salve of attempted indifference, accepting the false pattern set up by the horrible restriction of Jim Crow laws."
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"At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in."
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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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