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We stand United against Racism!

Ruby Bridges

When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.
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Myself Ourselves Place Thinking
My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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Enemy Mom Myself Prayer Yourself
Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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Children Hate Oppression People Young
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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Black Children Myself Success
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Children Myself Ourselves Shame Thinking
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner

We stand United against Racism!

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