Martha London - Ruby Bridges

Amazing Young People RUBY BRIDGES Martha London DiscoverRoo An Imprint of Pop!
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Title: Ruby Bridges / by Martha London. Description: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Pop!, 2020 | Series:
Amazing young people | Includes online resources and
index. Identifiers: ISBN 9781532163692 (lib. bdg.) | ISBN
9781644940426 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781532165139 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Bridges, Ruby--Juvenile literature. | Civil
rights activists--Biography--Juvenile literature. |
Desegregation--Juvenile literature. |
Desegregation--Juvenile literature.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 SEPARATE SCHOOLS Ruby Bridges was part of the civil
rights movement . She grew up in
Louisiana during the 1950s and 1960s.
At that time, many towns in the United
States were segregated . Laws WATCH A
VIDEO HERE! Students attend a segregated school in Rockmart, Georgia,
in 1950. kept black people and white people
apart. In 1954, segregation in schools
became illegal. In 1954, segregation in schools
became illegal.

But many schools did not
follow this new rule. They continued
to accept only white students. Black
children had to go to separate schools.
These schools received less money. They
couldnt offer students as many classes
or opportunities. Many schools for black
students struggled to pay
for teachers and supplies.

In 1959, a judge said Louisiana
schools had to integrate . In 1959, a judge said Louisiana
schools had to integrate .

The next
year, Ruby became the first black student
to attend William Frantz Elementary Unlike many judges in the South, Judge J. Skelly
Wright supported integration.

Today, Ruby continues using education to fight racism. School. She was only six years old. But
she helped black students gain equal
education.

DID YOU KNOW? Some schools closed so they
wouldnt have to accept black
students.

CHAPTER 2 A RIGHT TO LEARN Ruby Bridges was born on September 8,
1954. Her family moved to New Orleans,
Louisiana, when she was four years old.
Her parents wanted her to get a good
education. LEARN MORE
HERE! Ruby studies with her father, Abon, and her mother, Lucille. DID YOU KNOW? Rubys father worked at a gas
station. Ruby plays with a group of friends. Ruby plays with a group of friends.

Ruby went to a segregated
school for kindergarten. Then, in 1960,
New Orleans created a test for black
students. If students passed, they could

go to integrated schools. The schools
hoped the students would fail. But six
black students passed, including Ruby.
She planned to attend William Frantz in
the fall. DID YOU KNOW? Three of the other students
went to a different all-white
school.

The other two stayed
at their old schools.

Some people held signs outside the school. The school tried to stop Ruby from
attending. So did many white families
whose children went there. Some parents pulled their kids out of school.