Young people think Rosa Parks just sat down on a bus and ended segregation, but that wasn't the case at all. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks wasn't the first one to rebel against the segregated seats. I was the first one. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
If Rosa Parks had taken a poll before she sat down in the bus in Montgomery, she'd still be standing. — Mary Frances Berry Copy Share Image
I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I went to jail 44 times. I've been beaten and left for dead on the side of the road fighting for freedom.… — Ralph Abernathy Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half… — Bob Filner Copy Share Image
I started doing amateur theatre and played Rosa Parks at the age of 12 or 13. At 16, I decided it was… — Letitia Wright Copy Share Image
The argument about marriage equality will one day seem as arcane and shocking to us as the fact that Rosa Parks had… — Uma Thurman Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her… — John Shimkus Copy Share Image
In 1957, when I finished high school, I was 17 years old. This was two years after the Montgomery bus walkout, two… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Some people know Rosa Parks, they know Daisy Bates in Arkansas, but every... Ruby Doris Smith, Diane Nash, countless individuals. — John Lewis Copy Share Image
I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks was an unlikely person, but she became an instrument of the people's will in that community who were tired. They… — Joseph Lowery Copy Share Image
Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of… — David Cameron Copy Share Image
I first met Dr. King in 1954 when I was a student at Alabama State University and a member of a local… — Jesse White Copy Share Image
As a child, I walked with my friends to Rosa Parks Elementary and then to Ben Franklin Middle School. I rode Muni… — London Breed Copy Share Image
“When asked what gave her the strength and commitment to refuse segregation, (Rosa) Parks credited her mother and grandfather "for giving me… — Jeanne Theoharis Copy Share Image
I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
I have no issue with Rosa Parks. But I do have an issue with liberals trying to canonize her in order to… — Jesse Lee Peterson Copy Share Image
You probably know the name of Rosa Parks. You probably know that her refusal to move to the colored section in the… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
I heard of Martin Luther King Jr. when I was 15 years old. I heard of Rosa Parks. And I met Dr.… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women,… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The Nova Scotian black community always remembered Viola Desmond - they didn't lose track of her, ever. Her memory was very much… — Constance Backhouse Copy Share Image
The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
We want to make certain that every American who stood in silent tribute to Rosa Parks hopes that the Sepreme Court Judge… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
I was raised in Arizona, and I went to public school, and the extent of my knowledge of the civil-rights movement was… — Emma Stone Copy Share Image
Persistence. Change doesn't happen overnight. You have to stay with it. Rosa Parks helped start the Civil Rights movement in earnest in… — Kabir Sehgal Copy Share Image
There will come a time when the gun owners of America, the law-abiding gun owners of America, will be the Rosa Parks… — Ted Nugent Copy Share Image
What you might not know is that shortly after she worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Rosa Parks had… — Michel Martin Copy Share Image
If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses… — Kinky Friedman Copy Share Image
When I was 15 years old in 1955, I heard of Rosa Parks. I heard the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
The action of Rosa Parks, the words and leadership of Dr. King inspired me. I was deeply inspired. I wanted to do… — John Lewis Copy Share Image
If Rosa Parks had not refused to move to the back of the bus, you and I might never have heard of… — Ramsey Clark Copy Share Image
Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk. Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run. Obama's running so we all… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
The real meaning of courage was the personal sacrifice of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand… — Jesse Jackson Copy Share Image
The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst. — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
In France it was Joan of Arc; in the Crimea it was Florence Nightingale; in the deep south there was Rosa Parks;… — Larry Gatlin Copy Share Image
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