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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.

Ruby Bridges

We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
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
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
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
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
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
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
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
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

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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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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