My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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I believe in my prayers.
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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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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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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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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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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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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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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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