Without a vision the people perish, but without courage dreams die. Rosa Parks More Quotes by Rosa Parks More Quotes From Rosa Parks God has always given me the strength to say what is right. Rosa Parks say me strength god Let us look at Jim Crow for the criminal he is and what he has done to one life multiplied millions of times over these United States and the world. He walks us on a tightrope from birth. Rosa Parks look done life world 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 skin remember life people All I was doing was trying to get home from work. Rosa Parks doing work home trying Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing. Rosa Parks human-being doing you trouble You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for white people. But when you have to get transportation home, you are denied an equal accommodation. Our existence was for the white man's comfort and well-being; we had to accept being deprived of just being human. Rosa Parks you man home life The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accepts people of any race. We don't discriminate against anyone. We teach people to reach their highest potential. I set examples by the way I lead my life. Rosa Parks my-life life people way I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913. I was allowed to read. My mother, who was a teacher, taught me when I was a very young child. The first school I attended was a small building that went from first to sixth grade. There was one teacher for all of the students. There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages. Rosa Parks me mother teacher school I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man's inhuman treatment of the Negro. Rosa Parks everything know man white I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to the rear door to enter. That was the custom if the bus was crowded up to the point where the white passengers would start occupying. Rosa Parks door start go white Something of Rosa Rosa Parks
