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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

Ruby Bridges

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
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person 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
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Equality Guilty Responsible
The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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Appearance God Greatness Judgement Lesson Skin Teaching
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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 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 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

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

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