Tag: Ruby Bridges
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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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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If we are about what is good today, then we that are good need to come together to fight what’s bad out there.
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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.
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Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn – and only from us.
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Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in my classroom. Every day, I would be escorted by marshals past a mob of people protesting and boycotting the school. This went on for a whole year.
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Throughout my life, my prayers have actively sustained me – held me up, carried me through.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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When the scary subject of race is finally broached, kids want to talk and talk. It’s very satisfying.
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