Change Quote by Kabir Sehgal

The civil rights movement would experience many important victories, but Rosa Parks will always be remembered as its catalyst.

— Jim Costa

Rosa Parks was a woman of strength, conviction, and morality. Her action on December 1, 1955, to defy the law made her a leading…

— John Shimkus

Rosa Parks' courage, determination, and tenacity continue to be an inspiration to all those committed to non-violent protest and change nearly half a century…

— Bob Filner

Rosa Parks was primed, she had the Civil Rights Movement behind her, she didn't just decide to sit on the bus, it was strategic.

— Aisha Hinds

I think the Civil Rights Movement changed that trajectory for me. The first thing I did was leave school. I was suspended for my…

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

Half a century ago, the amazing courage of Rosa Parks, the visionary leadership of Martin Luther King, and the inspirational actions of the civil…

— David Cameron

If Willie Nelson had been Rosa Parks, there never would have been a civil rights movement in this country, because he refuses to leave…

— Kinky Friedman

I became a part of the Civil Rights movement early on and that has really shaped a great deal of my thinking.

— Amber Hollibaugh

The civil rights movement didn't begin in Montgomery and it didn't end in the 1960s. It continues on to this very minute.

— Julian Bond

Rosa Parks wasn't the first one to rebel against the segregated seats. I was the first one.

— Claudette Colvin

As a civil rights leader, Mrs. King's vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change was a fortifying staple in advancing the civil rights…

— James T. Walsh

I think one of the tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court-focused, I think that there…

— Barack Obama