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Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist born on February 4, 1913, and died on October 24, 2005. She is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, an act that sparked the civil rights movement in the United States.

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Famous Rosa Parks Quotes

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

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

“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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Book:Rosa Parks: my story

Source: Rosa Parks: my story

“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.”

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

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

About the Author

Born: February 4, 1913
Died: October 24, 2005
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 81

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