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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.

Ruby Bridges

I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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Justice Myself
If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
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
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
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

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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