Rosa Parks

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#equality

People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#equality #equality

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#children #hopefully #meet #our #overcome

Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#deeds #lives #memories #others #our

Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#been #bit #ever #heal #hurt

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#free #i #like #other #people

I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#citizen #i #like #second-class #tired

Each person must live their life as a model for others. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#life #live #model #must #others

At the time I was arrested I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that the masses of the people joined in. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#arrested #day #had #i #idea

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way. ↗

— Rosa Parks

#desires #felt #free #i #individual