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    Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960. She faced intense racism, with white protestors shouting threats every day she entered the school escorted by U.S. marshals. Despite this, Ruby persevered and helped desegregate schools, later receiving honors like the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Clinton. She has worked to continue advancing equal education opportunities through her Ruby Bridges Foundation.

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    Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960. She faced intense racism, with white protestors shouting threats every day she entered the school escorted by U.S. marshals. Despite this, Ruby persevered and helped desegregate schools, later receiving honors like the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Clinton. She has worked to continue advancing equal education opportunities through her Ruby Bridges Foundation.

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    Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960. She faced intense racism, with white protestors shouting threats every day she entered the school escorted by U.S. marshals. Despite this, Ruby persevered and helped desegregate schools, later receiving honors like the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Clinton. She has worked to continue advancing equal education opportunities through her Ruby Bridges Foundation.

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    Ruby

    Bridges
    Alejandra Paola Santana Nunez
    Biography
    ● Ruby Nell Bridges

    ● Born in September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi

    ● William Frantz Elementary School

    ● Test was given to the city’s African American schoolchildren

    ● She was the only one to enroll

    ● November 14, 1960

    ● Barbara Henry
    Achievements
    ● First African American child

    ● Encountered and overcame racism

    ● Graduated from High School

    ● Honorary College Degree

    ● Presidential Citizens Medal


    Awards

    ● President Bill Clinton award her the Presidential Citizens


    Medal in 2001

    ● A bronze statue of Bridges stand proudly in the courtyard


    of William Frantz Elementary School

    ● Janes Addams Children’s Book Awards


    Impact

    ● The future of education

    ● Reform education

    ● Ruby Bridges Foundation

    ● Created a school

    ● William Frantz Elementary


    Ruby Bridges Foundation
    ● Had a vision to
    give kids an equal
    opportunity to
    succeed
    ● Her foundation
    still running today
    and she now travel
    the world with her
    teacher from
    elementary school.
    Everyday the marshals escorted Bridges
    Book I Am Ruby
    Bridges
    ● Ruby tells her story as never
    before and share the events of
    the momentous day in 1960.
    Book Through My
    Eyes
    ● Ruby chronicles each dramatic
    step of this pivotal event in
    history through her own words
    Movie
    References
    Britannica (2023, February 10). African Americans. Encyclopedia Britannica
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ruby-Bridges

    National Women’s History Museum (2015) Biography: Ruby Bridges. National Women’s History
    https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/ruby-bridges

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