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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.

Ruby Bridges

I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
RUBY BRIDGES

Believe Goodness Hate Myself
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
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
RUBY BRIDGES

Hate Love
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.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Hate Oppression People Young
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
RUBY BRIDGES

History Learning
Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
RUBY BRIDGES

Appearance Evil Myself Yourself
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Faith Mom Myself
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
I want to inspire kids.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Inspirational Myself
We must absolutely take care of one another.
RUBY BRIDGES

Care Oneself
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Heart Start World
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
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
RUBY BRIDGES

Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
RUBY BRIDGES

Equality Guilty Responsible

Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.

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