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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.

Ruby Bridges

Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
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
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
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
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
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
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
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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