Ruby Bridges

Young Life

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When Ruby was younger she loved growing up on a farm her grandparents had sharedcropped. Her father Abon Bridges worked as an service station attendant, and her mother Lucille Bridges worked night jobs to support the family. At the time Ruby's main job was to look after her younger siblings, and walk a long way to her kindergarten school. During the 1960's under the federal courts order New Orleans public schools were finally forced to desegregate. In result of that order Ruby took a test along with six other kindergarteners to decide who would go to an integrated school that following September. Ruby passed the test and was selected to go to Willam Frantz Public school for the first grade. On November 14, 1960 Ruby and her mother were picked up by federal marshalls, and taken to William Frantz public school. They were told that there would be two marshalls in the front, and in the back of them for their protection. Before Ruby and her mother Lucille got out of the car, Lucille told Ruby there would be people upset with her, and for her to just pray over the yells, and outburts. When they got out of the car it was just chaos. Yelling, protesting, spitting, and the use of the "N" word. Ruby was frightened. But she stayed focused and prayed as her mother told her to. This would eventually become Ruby's welcoming everyday she went to school. ( On other slides you will see how the story concludes) 1 rubybridges
3 rubyfirstdayschool 4 rubypressures
5 rubyfeelings 6 quoteruby
7 conclusion 8 rubyawards
9 reflections bibliography