Rosa Parks

All I was doing was trying to get home from work.

Rosa Parks

As far back as I can remember, I knew there was something wrong with our way of life when people could be mistreated because of the color of their skin.

Rosa Parks

Arrest me for sitting on a bus? You may do that.

Rosa Parks

Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.

Rosa Parks

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

I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.

Rosa Parks

I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race. The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly. We can’t force them to think that way.

Rosa Parks

I had felt for a long time that, if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.

Rosa Parks

I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.

Rosa Parks

I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

Rosa Parks