Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the United States Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”.
Born: Rosa Louise McCauley February 4, 1913 Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Died: October 24, 2005 (aged 92) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Known for :Montgomery Bus Boycott
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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.
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.
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.
I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.
I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
