Beaten Quote by Ralph Abernathy

The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations…

— William J. Clinton

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 was an unlikely person, but she became an instrument of the people's will in that community who were tired. They said she…

— Joseph Lowery

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

— Jim Costa

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

Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble... good trouble, necessary trouble.

— John Lewis

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

— Claudette Colvin

Rosa Parks inspired many. She will not be forgotten.

— John Shimkus

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and…

— Jesse Jackson

I had always imagined Rosa Parks as a stately woman with a bold temperament, someone who could easily stand up to a busload of…

— Susan Cain

I have no issue with Rosa Parks. But I do have an issue with liberals trying to canonize her in order to glorify themselves…

— Jesse Lee Peterson

Rosa Parks was the queen mother of a movement whose single act of heroism sparked the movement for freedom, justice and equality. Her greatest…

— Marc Morial