We stand United against Racism!
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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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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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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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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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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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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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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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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I want to inspire kids.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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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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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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