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 More Quotes by Rosa Parks More Quotes From Rosa Parks It is better to protest than to accept injustice. Rosa Parks injustice accepting justice When that white driver stepped back toward us, when he waved his hand and ordered us up and out of our seats, I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt on a winter night. Rosa Parks quilts determination winter Every day before supper and before we went to services on Sundays. My grandmother would read the Bible to me, and my grandfather would pray. We even had devotions before going to pick cotton in the fields. Prayer and the Bible, became a part of my everyday thoughts and beliefs. I learned to put my trust in God and to seek Him as my strength. Rosa Parks grandmother sunday prayer I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back. Rosa Parks lynching hurt feet Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly. Rosa Parks black organization believe Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn't just free blacks but them, too. Rosa Parks being-free white ease As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man's inhumanity to man, regardless - there is much to be done, and people need to work together. Rosa Parks inhumanity-to-man men war The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed. Rosa Parks 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 Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way. Rosa Parks freedom desire way Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat? Rosa Parks victory revolution powerful There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me. Rosa Parks opposites steps fall I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world. Rosa Parks black choices white I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen. Rosa Parks tired citizens class I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move. Rosa Parks emmett-till bus moving I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change. Rosa Parks energy real people I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart. Rosa Parks tired change heart I want to be treated like a human being. Rosa Parks treated july want My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work. Rosa Parks political hard-work home Knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks strong-women fear inspiring
