Why Are Ruby Bridges Successful

Ruby Bridges - 20th Century's Most Effective Citizen "I went through the door, and I remember thinking that I was too early. When actually, what happened was all the parents removed their kids and never sent them back. I spent the whole year in an empty classroom with just my teacher," Ruby Bridges said thinking back on her first day of school at William Frantz Elementary School. Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. Then after her siblings were born her family moved to New Orleans for jobs and better opportunities. It was a long walk to the African-American school she had to go to, but William Frantz Elementary School, an all white school much closer to her house. She was so inspiring there was a movie made

She was one of six to pass the test but the only one to enroll in the school. On her first day her and her family were escorted by Federal Marshals. They told her to keep her head forward and keep walking because people were holding rude and racist signs. All the kids parents took their kids out of the class Bridges was in. When she got there on her first day her and her teacher were the only ones in the class. Most schools were segregated. Her and her family took a risk by sending Bridges to a white school. They didn't know what the other families or kids would do, think, or say. Ruby Bridges was right to take a risk like this to go to a school that she should be allowed to go

She even volunteered at the school later in her life. She started the Ruby Bridges foundation in that school to make the school for both African-Americans and white people, not just white people. Ruby Bridges changed history by being the first African-American to go to an all white school. Ruby Bridges made a positive impact on society. Some people may argue that Ruby Bridges' parents were the ones who made her take the test and and that she only had to go along with it. But she had to walk by people yelling racial comments and throwing things at her. She was the only one in her class, just her and her teacher for the whole year. That takes bravery to know that people don't want to be in the same class as her. Ruby Bridges was the 20th Century's Most Effective Citizen because of her bravery, courage, and risk-taking attitude. She was brave by walking by angry crowds holding mean, racist signs. Her and her family took a risk sending Ruby to an all white school, they didn't know what the other families would say or do. She was courageous by doing all this when she was only six years