We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
RUBY BRIDGESOur 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?
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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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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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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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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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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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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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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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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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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My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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