I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGESIf 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.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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I want to inspire kids.
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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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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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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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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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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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