Bravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGESBravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
RUBY BRIDGESLearn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
RUBY BRIDGESI believe in my prayers.
RUBY BRIDGESWhen 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.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
RUBY BRIDGESI 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.
RUBY BRIDGESWhen it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
RUBY BRIDGESI think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
RUBY BRIDGESI was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
RUBY BRIDGESWe must absolutely take care of one another.
RUBY BRIDGESNow that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESWe stand United against Racism!
RUBY BRIDGESMy 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.
RUBY BRIDGESI want to inspire kids.
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