Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges was the first black child to cross an invisible line and enter an all white school. She was just six years old when she first arrived at that school in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. On Ruby’s first day, a large crowd of angry white people gathered outside the Franz Elementary School. The people carried signs that said they didn’t want black children in a white school. People called Ruby names; some wanted to hurt her. She stuck

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She has even established a foundation to help underprivileged children become successful students. She has a website that you can visit at www. And, even more, she prayed forthem!

"Please, God, try to forgive those people

Because even if they say those bad things,

They don't know what they're doing.

The lesson she wanted us to learn, when she spoke to us, was that there are always going to be injustices, but if we just get to know people, prejudices will no longer exist.

So You could forgive them,

Just like You did those folks a long time ago

When they said terrible things about You. through a year of injustices and at the end, there were more. She inspired integration of blacks and whites in the schools in the South. Today she is 45 years old, and she gives speeches at schools. "

Ruby Bridges was a huge part of the history of the civil rights movement. She was a very courageous girl, walking into that school and facing that mob.

Now, Ruby has established The Ruby Bridges Foundation. What she did was an inspiration to many kids, parents, and teachers.

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