It was not pre-arranged. It just happened that the driver made a demand and I just didn't feel like obeying his demand. I was quite tired after spending a full day working. Rosa Parks arrangedaydemand Change image and share on social
Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way. Rosa Parks desirefeltfree Change image and share on social
I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913. I was allowed to read. My mother, who was a teacher, taught me when I was a very young child. The first school I attended was a small building that went from first to sixth grade. There was one teacher for all of the students. There could be anywhere from 50 to 60 students of all different ages. Rosa Parks ageallowattend share on social
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free. Rosa Parks freepeopleperson Change image and share on social
The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute accepts people of any race. We don't discriminate against anyone. We teach people to reach their highest potential. I set examples by the way I lead my life. Rosa Parks acceptdiscriminateexample Change image and share on social
Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression. We soothe ourselves with the salve of attempted indifference, accepting the false pattern set up by the horrible restriction of Jim Crow laws. Rosa Parks acceptattemptbegin share on social
You spend your whole lifetime in your occupation, actually making life clever, easy and convenient for white people. But when you have to get transportation home, you are denied an equal accommodation. Our existence was for the white man's comfort and well-being; we had to accept being deprived of just being human. Rosa Parks acceptaccommodationclever share on social
In it not easy to remain rational and normal mentally in such a setting where, even in our airport in Montgomery, there is a white waiting room... There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside. Rosa Parks airportcolorecounter share on social
I'm tired of being treated like a second-class citizen. Rosa Parks citizenclasstire Change image and share on social