Today I am exploring quotes by Rosa Parks.
If ever there was anyone who proved to be an example of how one small act can make a difference, then it is surely Rosa Parks.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks is remembered as an American civil rights activist. However, she didn’t set out to be that. She was just a lady on a bus, going home from work in the South in the 1950s.
At the time, racial segregation laws meant that, as a Black woman, she was required to give up her seat to a white passenger. In defiance of those laws, she refused.
When she was arrested, local leaders were searching for someone who could serve as a strong legal test case against segregation. Rosa Parks was deemed a suitable candidate.
What followed was a process that culminated in the court case Browder v. Gayle, which declared segregation on buses unconstitutional.
Now, that process would have proved stressful for Rosa Parks, no doubt, but she challenged the unacceptable and, through her defiance, achieved change as a result.
There were many fights needed to improve the lives of Black Americans, but Rosa Parks made a stand and, in doing so, was a role model for others to follow.
That’s a powerful legacy.
If I have a message for you today, it is this: Never underestimate the power of little victories!
So, without further ado, here are today’s quotes by Rosa Parks.
Quotes by Rosa Parks
- Why do you all push us around?
- All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
- I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
- Each person must live their life as a model for others.
- God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
- Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. Many others felt the same way.
- There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
- 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 a full day of work.
- Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
- I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free so that others would be free as well.
- 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. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
- 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.
- 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 colour of their skin.
- The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accept 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race. The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly. We can’t force them to think that way.
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