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?
RUBY BRIDGESWe must absolutely take care of one another.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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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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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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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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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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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We stand United against Racism!
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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I believe in my prayers.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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