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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.

Ruby Bridges

Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
RUBY BRIDGES

Appearance Evil Myself Yourself
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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Children Hate Oppression People Young
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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Enemy Evil
I want to inspire kids.
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Children Inspirational Myself
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.
RUBY BRIDGES

Beginning Believe Connection History Teaching Thinking Yourself
Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
RUBY BRIDGES

History Learning
I believe in my prayers.
RUBY BRIDGES

Believe Myself Prayer
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.
RUBY BRIDGES

Care Evil Place Yourself
We must absolutely take care of one another.
RUBY BRIDGES

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?
RUBY BRIDGES

Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
RUBY BRIDGES

Believe Goodness Myself Togetherness
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
RUBY BRIDGES

Heart Love
Bravery knows no age or gender.
RUBY BRIDGES

Brave One Liner
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
RUBY BRIDGES

Children Heart Start World
A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
RUBY BRIDGES

Growth Myself Strength
I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
RUBY BRIDGES

Black Children Myself Success

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