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?
RUBY BRIDGESMy 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.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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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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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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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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We stand United against Racism!
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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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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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I want to inspire kids.
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