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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.

Ruby Bridges

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
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
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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 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
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
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
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
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
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
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
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning

That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.

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