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
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  1. I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
  2. I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if...
  3. People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people...
  4. Whatever my individual desires were to be free I was not alone. There were others who felt the same way.
  5. Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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