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.
RUBY BRIDGESThe 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.
RUBY BRIDGESToday and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
RUBY BRIDGESI was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGESEvil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
RUBY BRIDGESI 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.
RUBY BRIDGESOur 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 BRIDGESWe stand United against Racism!
RUBY BRIDGESWe have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
RUBY BRIDGESLove is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
RUBY BRIDGESI wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe in my prayers.
RUBY BRIDGESThat’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
RUBY BRIDGESBravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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