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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.

Ruby Bridges

You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
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
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
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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
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 must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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

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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