Frasi di Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
Data di nascita: 4. Febbraio 1913
Data di morte: 24. Ottobre 2005
Rosa Louise Parks è stata un'attivista statunitense figura-simbolo del movimento per i diritti civili, famosa per aver rifiutato nel 1955 di cedere il posto su un autobus a un bianco, dando così origine al boicottaggio degli autobus a Montgomery.
Frasi Rosa Parks
„I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.“
— Rosa Parks
Quoted in [http://womenshalloffame.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=117 "Women of the Hall: Rosa Parks,"] Women's National Hall of Fame (undated); said upon her 77th birthday (1990-02-04)
„The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.“
— Rosa Parks
Context: People always said 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 have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
Rosa Parks: My Story, p. 116, Rosa Parks and James Haskins (1992)
„I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don't think there is anything such as complete happiness. It pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism. I think when you say you're happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for. I haven't reached that stage yet.“
— Rosa Parks
Quoted in "Standing Up for Freedom," Academy of Achievement.org (2005-10-31)
„Thank you very much. I honor my late husband Raymond Parks, other Freedom Fighters, men of goodwill who could not be here. I'm also honored by young men who respect me and have invited me as an elder. Raymond, or Parks as I called him, was an activist in the Scottsboro Boys case, voter registration, and a role model for youth. As a self-taught businessman, he provided for his family, and he loved and respected me. Parks would have stood proud and tall to see so many of our men uniting for our common man and committing their lives to a better future for themselves, their families, and this country. Although criticism and controversy has been focused on in the media instead of benefits for the one million men assembling peacefully for spiritual food and direction, it is a success. I pray that my multiracial and international friends will view this [some audio unclear] gathering as an opportunity for all men but primarily men of African heritage to make changes in their lives for the better. I am proud of all groups of people who feel connected with me in any way, and I will always work for human rights for all people. However, as an African American woman, I am proud, applaud, and support our men in this assembly. I would a lot like to have male students of the Pathways to Freedom to join me here and wave their hands, but I don't think they're here right now. But thank you all young men of the Pathways to Freedom. Thank you and God bless you all. Thank you.“
— Rosa Parks
Rosa Park speech to social activists assembled in Washington, D.C. ([http://www.sweetspeeches.com/s/2316-rosa-parks-speech-at-the-million-man-march 1995)])
„From my upbringing and the Bible I learned people should stand up for rights just as the children of Israel stood up to the Pharaoh.“
— Rosa Parks
Quoted in The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, by Jeanne Theoharis (2013)
