Rosa Parks Quotes About Civil Rights

Quotes about: Civil Rights

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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.

  Rosa Parks

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed (1994). “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation”, Zondervan

• 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.

  Rosa Parks

  Giving Up, Tired, People

  Rosa Parks, James Haskins (1999). “Rosa Parks: my story”, Puffin

• I knew someone had to take the first step. So I made up my mind not to move.

  Rosa Parks

  Moving, Mind, Firsts

  "Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation".

• Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

  Rosa Parks

  Inspiring, Strong Women, Fear

  Rosa Parks, Gregory J. Reed (1994). “Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation”, Zondervan

• 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.

  Rosa Parks

  Girl, Sleep, Night

  "Standing Up for Freedom". Academy of Achievement, October 31, 2005.

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