Today Is Ruby Bridges Alive

She was the first african american child to desegregate william frantz elementary school.

Today is ruby bridges alive.

But the contribution of ruby remained immortal in the history books. The family life of ruby was just like every other black family back in the days. At six years old ruby s bravery helped pave the way for civil rights action in the american south. She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.

Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an all white public elementary school in the south. Robert coles wrote the book with ruby s assistance. Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south. Don t follow the path.

In a video. Ruby nell bridges hall is an american hero. Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist. She later became a civil rights activist.

At the tender age of six ruby bridges advanced the cause of civil rights in november 1960 when she became the first african american student to integrate an elementary school in the south. Ruby was born on september 8 1954 to abon and lucille bridges in tylertown mississippi. C ivil rights icon and activist ruby bridges says that when she saw the young people take to the streets after george floyd s killing she felt like it was about time. In 1998 her story was recreated in the disney film ruby bridges and in 1999 ruby s own book through my eyes was published.

Still alive and active at age 64. Ruby the eldest among her five siblings was born on a lower middle class family working to make their ends meet.