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Ruby's Bridges Program

“The reason people are afraid to mix is . . . just plain ignorance.”

Brandi
5^th grade student
Crescent Heights

“I used to be rude to people before being in the program. Now, I can start being nice to new people I meet. I also had some racist feelings toward a Latina who had hurt my feelings. When I was angry, the first thought I had was that I didn’t like her because she was Latina, not that she was just mean. Now, I think about not being racist, even when I’m angry.”

Tatyauma
4^th grade student
93^rd Street School

“The Ruby’s Bridges program showed that you need to treat others the way you want to be treated. It also showed us to treat other people nicely even if they are not the same culture or same color as you. We cannot go against people only because they are different.”

Keila
5^th grade student
Crescent Heights

We could be friends with different kinds of people, people who speak different languages, believe in different religions, and people who look different. We should be caring about friends and family. That’s what I learned by being in Ruby’s Bridges.”

Daisy
4^th grade student
93^rd Street School

“My pen pal and I talked about how it didn’t matter about where we lived or how we looked, that we could still be friends. That made me feel really good inside.”

Lidia C.
93rd Street School

“A bridge builder is someone who does not judge somebody by how they look or talk. Like my pen pal, she is different than me in color, ethnicity, and religion. But we are the same in some ways like: we both like stupid jokes, playing, reading, and handball. We sat out differences behind and put our likes together.”

Ashley W.
Crescent Heights Boulevard School