Ruby Bridges

Ruby's Adulthood

-Ruby Bridges finished grade school, and graduated from the integrated Francis T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans

-She then studied travel and tourism at the Kansas City business school and worked for American Express as a world travel agent

- In 1984, Ruby married Malcolm Hall in New Orleans, and later became a full-time parent to their four sons.

Ruby's Adulthood: Part 3

Ruby's Adulthood: Part 2

-Soon after, Barbara Henry, her teacher that first year at Frantz School, contacted Bridges and they were reunited on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

-In 1999, Bridges formed the Ruby Bridges Foundation, headquartered in New Orleans. The foundation promotes the values of tolerance, respect, and appreciation of all differences. Through education and inspiration, the foundation seeks to end racism and prejudice

-As its motto goes, "Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it." In 2007, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis unveiled a new exhibition documenting Bridges' life, along with the lives of Anne Frank and Ryan White.

-In 1993, Ruby Bridges' youngest brother, Malcolm Bridges, was murdered in a drug-related killing. For a time, Ruby looked after Malcolm's four children, who attended William Frantz School.

-She began to volunteer at the school three days a week and soon became a parent-community liaison.

- Robert Coles, Bridges' child psychologist, published a children's book on his time with her, entitled The Story of Ruby Bridges.

Ruby 2010

Ruby 2012

Ruby and Her Parents

Norman Rockwell Painting

(With our leader Mr. Obama)

Ruby Bridges viewing her portait with President Obama (Video)

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Norman Rockwell Painting

Questions? If, not thanks for seeing our Prezi

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Reenactment of Ruby Moving Schools

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/ruby-bridges/ruby-bridges-for-kids.htm

Ruby Bridges

Brown vs. Board of Education and Ruby's Education

Ruby was born the same year as the supreme court case Brown vs. Board of Education ruled that segregation in schools was unconstitutional

Childhood Picture

Childhood

~Ruby Bridges was the first and only African American to attend an all white public school.

~Her mother was Lucille Bridges and her father was Abon Bridges.

~She is the oldest of 4 siblings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters .

~Ruby grew up on her grandparent’s farm.

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About Ruby Bridges

~ She was born in Tylertown, Mississippi.

~She was born the same year that the court case Brown vs. The Board of Education.

~ She was the first and only African- American

to attend WIlliam Frantz Public School.

By: Kamryn Davenport, Anthony Nicholls, Amber Hirschmann

Ruby's Family

-Ruby Bridges was the oldest of 4 siblings, 2 brothers and 2 sisters

-Ruby grew up on her grandparent’s farm

- Her father got a job as a gas station attendant and her mother took night jobs to help support their growing family

- Her father was fired from his job. Her grandparents were sent back to the country they sharecropped at for around 25 years. The family was banned from shopping at their grocery store. A little while after being fired, Ruby’s father was offered a job from their neighbor

Education

~Ruby Bridges attended William Frantz Public School from first grade until sixth grade.

~ Ruby was also the only African-American to attend William Frantz which was an ALL white public school