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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.

Ruby Bridges

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

Brave Myself Parents Present
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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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
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
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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Children Hate Oppression People Young
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?
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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
RUBY BRIDGES

History Learning
We stand United against Racism!
RUBY BRIDGES

Oppression Race Unity
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop
I 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.
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Children Feeling Help Myself Need Place Story Understand
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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children 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
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
RUBY BRIDGES

Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil

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