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Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges

American Activist

Born: Sep 8, 1954

Kids Me People Racism School You

Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that's a shame. Ruby Bridges

Racism Think Our Kids Something Shame Passed Taught

I had never seen a white teacher before, but Mrs. Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had. Ruby Bridges

Teacher Seen Before White Never Had Nicest Henry Ever

From age 7 to about 37, I had a normal life and not a very easy one. Ruby Bridges

Life Age Easy About Had Normal Normal Life Very

If kids have the oportunity to come together to get to know one another, they can judge for themselves who they want their friends to be. All children should have that choice. We, as adults, shouldn't make those choices for children. That's how racism starts. Ruby Bridges

Every day, I would show up, and there were no kids, just me and my teacher in my classroom. Every day, I would be escorted by marshals past a mob of people protesting and boycotting the school. This went on for a whole year. Ruby Bridges

I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960. Ruby Bridges

School Black First William Louisiana Child Elementary Elementary School

I never got the chance to meet Linda Brown; there were several times we were supposed to meet or be on the same stage together, but life gets in the way, and it never happened. Ruby Bridges

Life Together Stage Meet Way Several Brown Never Supposed Got Linda Were Times Same Gets Happened Chance

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