Tag: Ruby Bridges
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You cannot look at a person and judge him or her by the color of their skin.
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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.
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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.
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That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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I believe in my prayers.
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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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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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What we, as African Americans, stood on was our faith.
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