Ruby Bridges Quotes

Ruby Bridges Quotes.

I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.

I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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I remember what it was like at age 6, not really understanding what was going on around me, but having all these grown-up thoughts running through my head about what I was facing, why this was happening.
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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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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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All of our schools should be good enough to attract a healthy racial mix, which, I believe, leads to the most effective learning for everybody.
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I’ve seen schools in Detroit where the windows are broken, where there’s no heat, and children are sitting with their coats on in class in the middle of a snowstorm. I’ve also seen schools in California with Olympic-sized swimming pools and cafeterias like five-star restaurants.
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What we, as African Americans, stood on was our faith.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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We have to take care of each other’s children.
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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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From age 7 to about 37, I had a normal life and not a very easy one.
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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I’m the mother of four.
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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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Administrations and administrative faculty work very hard to see that schools are diverse as much as possible.
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