I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move. — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
I have been refused entrance on the buses because I would not pay my fare at the front and go around to… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
My resisting being mistreated on the bus did not begin with that particular arrest…I did a lot of walking in Montgomery. — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
“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, [...]… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
Let us look at Jim Crow for the criminal he is and what he has done to one life multiplied millions of times over… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
I have never been what you would call just an integrationist. I know I've been called that... Integrating that bus wouldn't mean more equality.… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful,… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and… — Rosa Parks Copy Share Image