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  1. May 3, 2024 · Ruby Bridges (born September 8, 1954, Tylertown, Mississippi, U.S.) is an 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.

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  2. May 17, 2024 · Cantrell said Ruby’s father, Abon Bridges, was initially reluctant to send his daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School as a first-grader in 1960, at the request of the NAACP. But his wife insisted. According to the National Women’s History Museum, Lucille Bridges wanted her daughter to have the education she never had.

  3. May 21, 2024 · Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby emerged as the eldest among five siblings. Her progenitors, Abon and Lucille Bridges, transplanted the household to New Orleans, Louisiana, in quest of superior occupational prospects.

  4. May 17, 2024 · Ruby Bridges: Born Date: 08 Sep, 1954: Age: 69 years: Horoscope: Virgo: Lucky Number: 9: Lucky Stone: Sapphire: Lucky Color: Green: Best Match for Marriage: Taurus, Capricorn: Marital Status: married: Husband: Malcolm Hall: Net Worth: $724,709: Birth Place: Tylertown: Father: Abon Bridges: Mother: Lucille Bridges: View more / View less Facts of ...

  5. May 19, 2024 · Abon Bridges was less well known than his daughter but made an important contribution to American civil rights history by supporting Ruby Bridges. Here’s what

  6. May 4, 2024 · In the annals of American history, the story of Ruby Bridges stands as proof of the courage, resilience, and unwavering support of her parents, Abon and Lucille Bridges. Born in Tylertown, Mississippi, on September 8, 1954, Ruby’s early life was marked by the racial tensions of the time.

  7. pub.njleg.state.nj.us › Bills › 2024STATE OF NEW JERSEY

    May 10, 2024 · 2 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. 3 4 WHEREAS, On November 14, 1960, six-year old Ruby Bridges walked 5 to school and integrated the first elementary school in the South; 6 and 7 WHEREAS, Ruby Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 to parents 8 Lucille and Abon Bridges and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana; 9 and

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