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Ruby Bridges

We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing
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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Myself Ourselves Place Thinking
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
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
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
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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History Learning
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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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Enemy Mom Myself Prayer Yourself
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

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