The only tired I was, was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · Smartyfair

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The only tired I was, was tired of giving in. — Rosa Parks · Smartyfair

The only tired I was, was tired of giving in.

Rosa Parks1913–2005 · activist · 1900s-2000s USARosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955 sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the fight against racial segregation in the United States.5 quotes

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She was not sleepy that day. She was tired of being pushed around.

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How sure this is: 92% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Rosa Parks: My Story, p. 116, by Rosa Parks and James Haskins (1992) — her own autobiography; final clause of a longer passage quoted as a complete sentence.
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Quotes section, My Story (1992) p.116

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