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Bridges was the eldest of five children born to Abon and Lucille Bridges. As a child, she spent much time taking care of her younger siblings, though she also enjoyed playing jump rope and softball and climbing trees.
- Ruby Bridges (Film)
Ruby Bridges is a 1998 television film, written by Toni Ann...
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- Barbara Henry
As soon as Bridges got into the school, white parents went...
- William Frantz Elementary School
William Frantz Elementary School is an American elementary...
- Robert Coles
The Story of Ruby Bridges, illustrated by George Ford (New...
- Ruby Bridges (Film)
Nov 11, 2020 · Lucille Bridges, who in 1960 braved a gauntlet of threats and racist slurs to escort her daughter to a formerly all-white school in New Orleans in what became a symbol of opposition to...
Born: Sept. 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi. Parents: Lucille and Abon Bridges. Published Works: "Through My Eyes," "This is Your Time," "Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story" Spouse: Malcolm Hall (m. 1984) Children: Sean, Craig, and Christopher Hall. Notable Quote: "Go where there is no path and begin the trail.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Ruby Bridges? Ruby Bridges was six when she became the first African American child to integrate a white Southern elementary school. On November 14, 1960, she was escorted to class by...
Nov 11, 2020 · Lucille Commadore Bridges, who in 1960 broke through the segregated education system of the Deep South by enrolling her 6-year-old daughter, Ruby, in an all-white elementary school in New...
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Nov 11, 2020 · NEW ORLEANS — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black...
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Born on September 8, 1954, Bridges was the oldest of five children for Lucille and Abon Bridges, farmers in Tylertown, Mississippi. When Ruby was two years old, her parents moved their family to New Orleans, Louisiana in search of better work opportunities.
