Ruby Bridges By:Myla E Yang
Page 1: intro and The Beginning
Page 2: accomplishments
Page 3: later life and conclusion
Page 4 and 5: Sources
Introduction Ruby Bridges, is a strong leader in civil rights! Ruby is an intelligent African american girl. As a result, she wasn’t treated well by white people. Bridges had an adamantine opinion about it. Standing against the fact that black people weren’t treated the same as white people was horrible. Even today she stands strong to make sure racism is not an acceptable solution.
In the Beginning
Ruby Bridges, was a strong, independent African
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For example, Ruby was only six when becoming something inspiring. In order for her to go to school, Ruby needed to take an extremely impenetrable test.(not so bad for her) In November 1960 she was the first African American to go to an all white school. Unlike the other kids, Ruby passes the test! The only reason the test was so hard, was because it was an all white school. They didn’t really want a black girl or boy at an all white school, but they had to. In 1998 Disney made a short film about how her first time at an all white school went. On Ruby’s second day, the circumstances were much the same as her first, and for awhile it appeared like Ruby Bridges wouldn't be able to attend class. For instance, only one teacher, Barbara Henry, agreed to teach Ruby. Although, she was from Boston and a new teacher to the school, she was the most kind to Ruby. "Mrs. Henry," as Ruby would call her even as an adult, was kind and greeted her with open …show more content…
After graduating, she became a travel agent. 15 years later , she decided to retire and become a stay at home mom. Today, she lives inspiring people everywhere. Likewise, now lives in New Orleans with her husband, Malcolm Hall, and their four sons and now chair of the Ruby Bridges Foundation, which she formed to promote the values of tolerance, respect, and appreciation of all differences. Describing the mission of the group, she announced, "Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it." Ruby is a great person fighting for civil