Ruby Bridges Quotes

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
Administrations and administrative faculty work very hard to see that schools are diverse as much as possible.
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.
As African-Americans, people of that generation felt pretty much if they were going to see changes in the world, they had to make sacrifices and step up to the plate. I'm very proud that my parents happened to be people who did. They were not privileged to have a formal education.
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.
Evil isn't prejudiced. It doesn't care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It's up to you whether you give it that place.
Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
From age 7 to about 37, I had a normal life and not a very easy one.
I believe in my prayers.
I believe it doesn't do yourself any good to hate.
I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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.
I had never seen a white teacher before, but Mrs. Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had.
I like to share my story with children, and they are amazed by the story.
I never got the chance to meet Linda Brown; there were several times we were supposed to meet or be on the same stage together, but life gets in the way, and it never happened.
I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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.'
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.
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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