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.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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I want to inspire kids.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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We stand United against Racism!
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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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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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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