Rosa Quotations

Rosa Parks was the inspiration... simply by the act of her being who she was, a sweet and loving and simple child of God who refused to let anybody or anything force her to compromise her spirit.

Rosa Parks was known as the queen mother of the movement. She sat down so that her people could stand up,

Rosa Parks was a symbol of fighting for civil rights. She personified simple eloquence.

Rosa Parks served as an inspiration to generations of African-Americans and all people of good will. More than an icon, Mrs. Parks is symbolic of the thousands of courageous NAACP workers who fight for civil rights in their communities.

Rosa Parks is not just a national hero, she is the embodiment of our social and human conscience and the spark that lit the flame of liberty and equality for African Americans and minority groups in this country and around the globe.

Rosa Parks is in history because she made this nation deal with changing the laws and policies of this nation unlike anybody else.

Rosa Parks inspired many. She will not be forgotten.

Rosa Parks' entire career has been one as working as a civil rights activist.

I said the rosary, and I said the Our Father, as they call it in the Catholic Church. One of the things I learned in the conversion process was to say the rosary, and I had a set of rosary beads. So I said 'Hail Mary, full of grace.'

Rosa Parks didn't just happen to stumble into a great historical moment. In fact, she had a long history as an activist. This was all unusual stuff for black folks in the South at the time.