Rosa Parks Quotes About Civil Rights
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We didn't have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next. I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing the Klan ride at night and hearing a lynching and being afraid the house would burn down.
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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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I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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