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RUBY BRIDGES ,FIRST STEP INTO SCHOOL AGAINST  RACISM IN AMERICA  ON 1960 NOVEMBER 14 Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South. “My message is really that racism has no place in the hearts and minds of our children.” —Ruby Bridges Synopsis Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby Bridges was 6 when she became the first African-American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school, having to be escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Bridges' bravery paved the way for continued Civil Rights action and she's shared her story with future generations in educational forums. Early Life Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, and grew up on the farm her parents and grandparents sharecropped in Mississippi. When she was 4 years old, her parents, Abon and Lucille Bridges, moved to New Orleans...

RUBY BRIDGES ,FIRST STEP INTO SCHOOL AGAINST RACISM IN AMERICA ON 1960 NOVEMBER 14 Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American activist known for being the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960 Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges in 2010 Born September 8, 1954   (age 62) Tylertown, Mississippi , U.S. Nationality American Occupation Philanthropist Activist Website www .rubybridges .com [ dead link ] Early life Ruby Bridges was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, to Abon and Lucille Bridges. When she was 4 years old, the family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1960, when she was 6 years old, her parents responded to a request from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and volunteered her to participate in the integration of the New Orleans school system, even though her father was hesitant. ...

RUBY BRIDGES ,FIRST STEP INTO SCHOOL AGAINST RACISM IN AMERICA ON 1960 NOVEMBER 14 Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American activist known for being the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960 Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges in 2010 Born September 8, 1954   (age 62) Tylertown, Mississippi , U.S. Nationality American Occupation Philanthropist Activist Website www .rubybridges .com [ dead link ] Early life Ruby Bridges was born in Tylertown, Mississippi, to Abon and Lucille Bridges. When she was 4 years old, the family relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1960, when she was 6 years old, her parents responded to a request from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and volunteered her to participate in the integration of the New Orleans school system, even though her father was hesitant. ...