Frases de Rosa Parks

Rosa Louise McCauley fue una figura importante del movimiento por los derechos civiles en Estados Unidos, en especial por haberse negado a ceder el asiento a un blanco y moverse a la parte trasera del autobús en el sur de Estados Unidos, el 1 de diciembre de 1955. Por tal acción acabó en la cárcel, lo que se cita frecuentemente como la chispa del movimiento, y se la reconoce como «la primera dama de los derechos civiles», si bien ya existía un precedente de otra mujer, Claudette Colvin, que había sido arrestada por la misma causa el 2 de marzo del mismo año.

✵ 4. febrero 1913 – 24. octubre 2005
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Frases célebres de Rosa Parks

“Cada persona debe vivir su vida como un modelo para otros.”

Fuente: Citado en Freeman, Iam A. Seeds of Revolution: A Collection of Axioms, Passages and Proverbs, Volumen 1. Editorial iUniverse, 2014. ISBN 978-14-4018-530-4, p. 559.

“La única cansada era yo, cansada de ceder.”

Sin fuentes
Sobre el día que se negó a ceder el asiento.

“La libertad siempre ha sido importante para mi.”

Sin fuentes

Rosa Parks Frases y Citas

“Ni siquiera tenía certeza de que sobreviviría aquel día.”

Sin fuentes
Tras preguntarle si sabía que su acto tendría tal impacto.

“Desde siempre he sido una firme creyente en Dios, sabía que Él estaba conmigo, y sólo Él podría ayudarme a superar ese siguiente paso.”

Fuente: Quiet Strength : the Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation.

“No subí al autobús para que me arrestaran; subí al autobús para ir a casa.”

Original: «I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home».
Fuente: (En inglés.) «Today in History: December 1.» http://memory.loc.gov:8081/ammem/today/dec01.html The Library of Congress. Consultado el 25 de septiembre de 2019.

Rosa Parks: Frases en inglés

“God has always given me the strength to say what is right… I had the strength of God and my ancestors with me.”

Quoted in The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, by Jeanne Theoharis (2013)

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

Quoted in Rita Dove, "Rosa Parks: Her simple act of protest galvanized America's civil rights revolution," http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/parks01.html Time (1999-06-14)by kurtis

“I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”

Quoted in "Women of the Hall: Rosa Parks," http://womenshalloffame.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=117 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: My Story, p. 116, Rosa Parks and James Haskins (1992)
Contexto: 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.

“I'd see the bus pass every day… But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.”

Quoted in 2008-07-01, The Story Behind the Bus, Rosa Parks Bus, The Henry Ford http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/rosaparks/story.asp, (2002)

“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 Park speech to social activists assembled in Washington, D.C. ( 1995) http://www.sweetspeeches.com/s/2316-rosa-parks-speech-at-the-million-man-march)

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