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I believe in my prayers.

Ruby Bridges

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
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
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Equality Guilty Responsible
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
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
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
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
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
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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Appearance Evil Myself Yourself
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
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
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself

I believe in my prayers.

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