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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.

Ruby Bridges

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
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
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
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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Growth Myself Strength
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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Appearance God Greatness Judgement Lesson Skin Teaching
I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
Bravery knows no age or gender.
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Brave One Liner
Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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Hate Love
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
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 do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present

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