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Civil Rights Movement: Ruby Bridges

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Explore these resources about Ruby Bridges and her experiences as the first black student integrated at a school in New Orleans in 1960.

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Wisdom From a Trailblazer: Ruby Bridges Talks Racism in Education (Tell Me More)

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  • Search: Ruby Bridges: Click on Reading Levels 1, 2, or 3 for more or less details on the topic.

  • Search: Ruby Bridges: Describes Ruby's experience starting school in the first grade.

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U.S. Deputy Marshals escort six-year-old Ruby Bridges, the only black child enrolled in William Frantz Elementary School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1960.

U.S. Deputy Marshals escort six-year-old Ruby Bridges, the only black child enrolled in William Frantz Elementary School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1960. 1

Web Articles

Ruby Bridges (Ducksters): Read about Ruby Bridges experience being the first black student at the William Frantz School in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges (Time for Kids): Explains why Bridges became a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement.

Sources

1. “Ruby Bridges Escorted Out of School, 1960.” Gale Biography Online Collection, Gale, Detroit, MI, 2010. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC4295800849/BIC?u=mlin_c_lms&sid=BIC&xid=72ded181. Accessed 2 Feb. 2020.

2. “Ruby Bridges.” Gale Biography Online Collection, Gale, Detroit, MI, 2010. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/PC4295814087/BIC?u=mlin_c_lms&sid=BIC&xid=01a75ce4. Accessed 2 Feb. 2020.