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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
American Activist
Born: Feb 4, 1913
Died: Oct 24, 2005
Because Life People Time White You
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
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
Racism Equality Overcome Meet Our Hopefully Shall Still Up Children Us Prepare
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others. Rosa Parks
Memories Will Others Our Our Lives Continue Deeds Works Lives
There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take... The line between reason and madness grows thinner. Rosa Parks
Disappointment Hurt Oppression Madness Take Between Line Just Much Reason Grows Thinner
Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
Life Live Others Must Model Person Each
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically... No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in. Rosa Parks
Tired People Giving Say Give Only Physically True Because Always Up Seat
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. Rosa Parks
Fear Mind Made Diminishes Must Over Knowing Learned Does Years Up Done Away
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. Rosa Parks
Freedom People Free Other Would Would-Be Remembered Like Also Person Wanted Who
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. Rosa Parks
Change People Think Way Only Well Force Fairly Because Human Human Beings Decide Against Race Them Themselves Prejudiced Should Who Beings Treated
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accepts people of any race. We don't discriminate against anyone. We teach people to reach their highest potential. I set examples by the way I lead my life. Rosa Parks
Life People My Life Way Examples Potential Parks Lead Highest Raymond Institute Reach Accepts Discriminate Any Anyone Against Race Rosa Teach Set
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. Rosa Parks
Life People Remember Skin Back Our Way Something Color Could Knew Wrong Because Mistreated Far
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. Rosa Parks
You Hurt Bit Tries Scar Over Heal Been Off Just Place Again Ever Pull
Let us look at Jim Crow for the criminal he is and what he has done to one life multiplied millions of times over these United States and the world. He walks us on a tightrope from birth. Rosa Parks
Life World Walks Birth Jim Criminal Jim Crow States Crow He Over Look Tightrope Times Done Us Let Us United United States Millions
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. Rosa Parks
Time Healing Oppression Jim Jim Crow Ourselves Wounds Horrible Indifference Laws Restriction Crow Attempted Soothe Healing Process Accepting False Up Begins Process Pattern Cut Deeply Set
All I was doing was trying to get home from work. Rosa Parks
Work Home Doing Get Trying
It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working. Rosa Parks
Day Tired Made Spending Obeying Driver Feel Demand Like His Quite Just After Happened Working Full
I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man's inhuman treatment of the Negro. Rosa Parks
Man White Everything About Know Talked Inhuman Treatment
I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to the rear door to enter. That was the custom if the bus was crowded up to the point where the white passengers would start occupying. Rosa Parks
White Pay Enter Would Crowded Entrance Point Because Around Occupying Passengers Go Been Up Front Refused Where Door Bus Custom Buses Fare Rear Start
My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work. Rosa Parks
Work Day Home Only Concern Get After Hard

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