Quotes by Rosa Parks

About Rosa Parks:

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement". Her birthday, February 4, and the day she was arrested, December 1, have both become Rosa Parks Day, commemorated in both California and Ohio.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

Rosa Parks

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.

Rosa Parks

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

Why do you all push us around?

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I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.

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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

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, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being ol...

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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one’s min...

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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.

Rosa Parks

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.

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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

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My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work.

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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.

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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameRosa Parks
  • DescriptionAfrican-American civil rights activist
  • AliasesRosa Louise McCauley Parks
  • BornFebruary 4, 1913
  • DiedOctober 24, 2005
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAutobiographer; Tailor
  • AwardsSpingarn Medal; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; National Women's Hall Of Fame