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Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
American Activist
Born: Sep 8, 1954
Kids Me People Racism School You
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
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. Ruby Bridges
Racism Hate People Young Innocence Our Robbing Pass Children Form Young People
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people. Ruby Bridges
Respect People Equality Tolerance Our Our People Some Laws Written Hearts
The people I passed every morning as I walked up the school's steps were full of hate. They were white, but so was my teacher, who couldn't have been more different from them. She was one of the most loving people I had ever known. Ruby Bridges
Teacher Morning Hate People School White Every More Had Steps Most She Known Passed Were Been Up Walked Different Loving Them Full Who Ever
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. Ruby Bridges
God Class People Judge King Year Skin Lesson Ways Tried Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Color Never Learned Makes Greatest Go Us Much Teach Unique Each Henry Deeper Dr Luther
You cannot look at a person and judge him or her by the color of their skin. Ruby Bridges
You Judge Skin Color Look Him Person Cannot Her
The mission of the Ruby Bridges Foundation is to create educational opportunities like science camp that allow children from different racial, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds to build lasting relationships. Ruby Bridges
Science Opportunities Build Lasting Ruby Relationships Backgrounds Allow Like Mission Educational Educational Opportunities Cultural Camp Children Different Racial Create Bridges Foundation Socio-Economic
I believe it doesn't do yourself any good to hate. Ruby Bridges
Good Yourself Hate Believe Any
We as African Americans knew that if we wanted to see change, we had to step up to the plate and make that change ourselves. Not everyone comes to that realization in their lives, but thank God Linda Brown's father felt that way. Ruby Bridges
God Change Thank God Father Everyone Way Ourselves See Brown Had Step Knew Make Felt Linda Up Thank American African African Americans Wanted Realization Plate Lives
We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. I think that is very sad. Ruby Bridges
Sad Racism Think Our Alive Pass Very Children Keep
We all have a common enemy, and it is evil. Ruby Bridges
Enemy Evil Common Common Enemy
We have to take care of each other's children. Ruby Bridges
Care Other Take Take Care Children Each
I do think that some people are born as old souls. Ruby Bridges
People Old Some People Think Some Born Souls
I remember turning onto the street. I saw barricades and police officers and, just, people everywhere. When I saw all of that, I immediately thought that it was Mardi Gras. I had no idea that they were here to keep me out of the school. Ruby Bridges
Me People Remember School Police Thought Saw Everywhere Immediately Out No Idea Onto Had Idea Police Officers Were Officers Just Turning Keep Street Here
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other. Ruby Bridges
Together Goodness Believe Other Rely Come Each
It's not who you're going to sit beside at school that matters now: it's what resources will your school have. Ruby Bridges
You School Will Matters Sit Resources Beside Going Your Who Now
That's really what my work is all about - bringing kids together. Ruby Bridges
Work Together Kids About Really Bringing
We must absolutely take care of one another. Ruby Bridges
Care Must Absolutely Take Take Care Another
Throughout my life, my prayers have actively sustained me - held me up, carried me through. Ruby Bridges
Life Me My Life Carried Through Throughout Prayers Up Sustained Held Actively
I would dream that this coffin had wings, and it would fly around my bed at night, and so it was a dream that happened a lot, and that's what frightened me. Ruby Bridges
Me Fly Dream Would Wings Had Around Bed Lot Frightened Happened Coffin Night
Kids really don't care about what their friends look like. Ruby Bridges
Care Kids About Like Look Friends dont Care Really
I remember the first time seeing myself on TV, when my family was watching the documentary 'Eyes on the Prize' for the first time. There were pictures of people going up the school stairs, and Mom said, 'Oh, that's you!' I said, 'I can't believe this. This is important.' Ruby Bridges
Time Myself Mom Family You Eyes People Remember School First Important Believe TV Seeing Pictures Documentary First Time Said Were Up Prize Going Oh Stairs Watching
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that. Ruby Bridges
Faith Me You Mother Depend Only Could Had Taught The Only Thing Your Thing
When the scary subject of race is finally broached, kids want to talk and talk. It's very satisfying. Ruby Bridges
Finally Kids Scary Talk Subject Very Want Race Satisfying
I'm the mother of four. Ruby Bridges
Mother Four
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them. Ruby Bridges
God Enemies Would Pray Pray For Forgive Them
What I do remember about first grade and that year was that it was very lonely. I didn't have any friends, and I wasn't allowed to go to the cafeteria or play on the playground. What bothered me most was the loneliness in school every day. Ruby Bridges
Loneliness Day Me Every Day Remember School Lonely First Year Every About Bothered Allowed First Grade Most Go Friends Very Grade Any Play Playground
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