Rosa Parks Quotes

Rosa Parks (Civil rights activist, 1913 – 2005). Below are 4 quotes by Rosa Parks from QuotePlace, each as a text quote card.

Civil rights activist · 1913 – 2005

A seamstress and NAACP activist in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger on 1 December 1955. Her arrest sparked the 381-day Montgomery bus boycott and made her an enduring icon of the American civil rights movement.

Quotes by Rosa Parks

1.People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
2.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.
3.I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
4.Each person must live their life as a model for others.

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