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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

Ruby Bridges

Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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Justice Myself
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
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
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
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
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
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
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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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
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

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

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