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Ruby Bridges

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
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
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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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Children Deep Growth Oppression Ourselves Stop
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History Learning
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
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
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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Children Feeling Help Myself Need Place Story Understand
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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Care Evil Place Yourself
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Equality Guilty Responsible
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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

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