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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

Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
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
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
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
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
I believe in my prayers.
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Believe Myself Prayer
We must absolutely take care of one another.
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Care Oneself
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
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
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
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 was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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Black Children Myself Success

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