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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.

Ruby Bridges

I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop
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
I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Experience Heart Mindset Myself Place Teaching
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
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 want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
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
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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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Care Evil Place Yourself
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
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
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning

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