Bravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGESI want to inspire kids.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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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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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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I believe in my prayers.
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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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We stand United against Racism!
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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.
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I want to inspire kids.
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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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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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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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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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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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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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