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Ruby Bridges

Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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Care Evil Place Yourself
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
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
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
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
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
I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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Children Feeling Help Myself Need Place Story Understand
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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Appearance Evil Myself Yourself
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
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Experience Heart Mindset Myself Place Teaching
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing

I believe in my prayers.

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