Ruby Bridges
By: Harmony Portee
Introduci
ng Ruby
Did you know that a little girl went to
school so we can get a good education?
That little girl's name is Ruby Bridges.
When she was 6 she went to a school for
white kids only. Her parents Abon Bridges,
Lucille Bridges sent her there to get a
good education because a black school did
not teach her how to read and write. The
government sent Federal Marshals to
protect her because people would try to
hurt her. When she was 6 she did not know
the civil rights movement was going on all
she knew is that she was going to school.
She was testing the law because in 1957
the Brown vs. Topeka Board Of Education
passed but no black person wanted to test
the law so Ruby's family sent Ruby to test
the law. The story of Ruby Bridges is a
great history of the Civil Rights Movement.
All about
Ruby
Ruby Bridges was born September 8,
1954, Tylertown, MS. She went to William
Frantz Elementary School. When Ruby went
to William Frantz School she was in first
grade. When she was a teenager she went to
Tulane University. When Ruby was all grown
up she married a man named Malcolm Hall
in 1984. She had 3 sons and their names are
Craig Hall, Sean Hall, Christopher Hall.
Experience at
Ruby's School
When Ruby was escorted by the Federal
Marshals in New Orleans she thought that
it was Mardi Gras.But when Ruby walked in
the school she was scared. No body was
there except Mrs. Henry. She taught her a
lot of things like math, how to write, and
spelling. Ruby was happy that she was
learning but she was lonely at the same
time. She wish that all the kids came back.
Every time she went to school she got
lonelier every day. But when she started
second grade all of the kids came back and
she was very happy to learn and have friends
there to learn with her.
Ruby's Diary
I was nervous, my heart was beating, I was
sweating. When I was walking to school people were
throwing tomatoes and other things at me. I started
to feel the butterflies in my stomach. But I felt
more safe when the Federal Marshals were walking
with me. People were starting to throw rocks and
that's when the butterflies started to move more
viciously. I started to panic but I stayed calm at the
same time. When we got closer to my school people
called me a rodent and other terrible things. But
before I left my home my mom told me not to listen
to those white people I'm there to learn so I can be
the smartest black I could be that's when I started
to ignore. When I walked in the classroom everyone
left expect Mrs. Henry she taught me everything. It
was like all the butterflies flew away to be happy.
When I got in second grade all of the kids came
back I had a lot of friends and guess what more
black kids came to my school.
Conclu
sion
Ruby Bridges helped blacks go to white
schools to get a good education. Now everyone
can learn the same things together. Everyone is
treated equally in school. If Ruby Bridges didn't
test the law whites and blacks wouldn't be at the
same school together. So if you see her one day
tell her thank you.
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