Ruby Bridges : (5)

" If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart. " - Ruby Bridges

" If kids have the oportunity to come together to get to know one another, they can judge for themselves who they want their friends to be. All children should have that choice. We, as adults, shouldn’t make those choices for children. That’s how racism starts. " - Ruby Bridges

" 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. " - Ruby Bridges

" I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate. " - Ruby Bridges

" Administrations and administrative faculty work very hard to see that schools are diverse as much as possible. " - Ruby Bridges