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Ruby Bridges, a black girl form New Orleans was picked to attend a white school and was shocked to witness what people thought of the situation. She never had a clue to what racism was but quickly learned how horrible people can be. Ruby was 6 years old in 1st grade at the time and new she wasn’t any different then the other kids in her new school. Her teacher soon became a leading role model in showing ruby that she was the bigger person for turning the other cheek towards the racist parents. Ruby a young naive girl who never knew what racism even was, was dramatically torn by racism. Everyday she was escorted to school by a U.S. Marshal. When she arrived, white mothers, fathers and random onlookers would protest mean things saying "2,4,6,8 we don’t want to integrate." Out of five young girls picked, Ruby was the only one to attend. Her mother, Lucille Bridges thought is was a good idea, but her father, Abon Bridges new it would only cause heartbreak and scarring. Abon new Ruby shouldn’t witness the harsh things the whites said and did not want anyone to hurt her. …show more content…

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