That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
RUBY BRIDGESBravery knows no age or gender.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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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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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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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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I believe in my prayers.
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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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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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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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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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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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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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