Emmett till Quotes by Rosa Parks

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

“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

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

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

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

One person can change the world.

— Rosa Parks

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

There is no future without education.

— Rosa Parks

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

you must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

— Rosa Parks

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

Knowing what must be done does away with fear.

— Rosa Parks

I thought about Emmett Till, and I could not go back. My legs and feet were not hurting, that is a stereotype. I paid…

— Rosa Parks

I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.

— Rosa Parks

“At the time i didn't realize why there was so much Klan activity, but later I learned that it was because African-American soldiers werre…

— Rosa Parks