He pointed at me and said, 'that one won't stand up.' The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked me if the driver had asked me to stand up? I said, 'yes.' He asked me why I didn't stand up, ... I told him I didn't think I should have to stand up. So I asked him: 'Why do you push us around?' And he told me, 'I don't know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.' -Rosa Parks

 

He pointed at me and said, 'that one won't stand up.' The two policemen came near me and only one spoke to me. He asked me if the driver had asked me to stand up? I said, 'yes.' He asked me why I didn't stand up, ... I told him I didn't think I should have to stand up. So I asked him: 'Why do you push us around?' And he told me, 'I don't know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.'


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

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My only concern was to get home after a hard day's work.

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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.

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

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I was just trying to let them know how I felt about being treated as a human being.

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