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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

I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Believe Goodness Hate Myself
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
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
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Faith Mom Myself
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
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 in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
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
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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History Learning
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 have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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Enemy Forgiveness God Myself Pray
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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