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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

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
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
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 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
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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
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 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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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
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
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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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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