Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESNow that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
RUBY BRIDGESKids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
RUBY BRIDGESLove is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
RUBY BRIDGESWe all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
RUBY BRIDGESRacism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
RUBY BRIDGESWe stand United against Racism!
RUBY BRIDGESI believe in my prayers.
RUBY BRIDGESWe may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
RUBY BRIDGESI pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
RUBY BRIDGESI wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
RUBY BRIDGESI 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.
RUBY BRIDGESMy 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.
RUBY BRIDGESYou cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
RUBY BRIDGESI do think that some people are born as old souls.
RUBY BRIDGESMy mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
RUBY BRIDGESLearn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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