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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.

Ruby Bridges

I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
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
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
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
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
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
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
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
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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Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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Justice Myself
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Children Myself Ourselves Shame Thinking

The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.

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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.

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