Ruby Bridges Quotes

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.

We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.

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.

We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our childre... -Ruby Bridges

We keep racism alive. We pass it on to our children. I think that is very sad.

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This quote reflects the speaker's perspective on the perpetuation of racism through generational transmission, considering it a saddening aspect of society and expressing a belief that breaking this cycle is important.

Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. T... -Ruby Bridges

Wisdom is a gift but has nothing to do with age. That was probably the case with me.

We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.

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.

We'd get these boxes of clothing in the mail, and my mom would say, 'What makes you think all this is for you? You've got a sister right behind you.' So then I realized, we're all in this together. We have to help each other.

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.

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.

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.... -Ruby Bridges

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

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