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__ ** Ruby Nell Bridges ** __  Ruby Nell Bridges was one of the first Negro girls to attend a 'White' school in New Orleans. To be able to attend the school she had to pass a very hard test. Her father didn't think it was a good idea for Ruby to attend William Frantz Elementary School, but her mother knew it was the right thing to do.

Tuesday: Ruby Bridges 1960 - 6 years old

Mom said, "My God, what have I done?" She spoke her heart Ruby Bridges She did her part Ruby Bridges She reflected Ruby Bridges We were affected Ruby Bridges That little child Ruby Bridges That world beguiled Ruby Bridges By a little child Ruby Bridges Who changed the course of history Ruby Bridges No longer a memory But a reality who? "Ruby Bridges"

Rose Marie Roybal

**Ruby's First Day at William Frantz Elementary School...** On November the 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges arrived at William Frantz School for her first day of school. She was greeted by an angry crowd, yeling and throwing things. At the young age of 6, Ruby had no idea what was going on, she thought it must of been a parade. She had to spend her entire first day in the principal's office because of the chaos going on outside. On her second day at the school she was allowed into a classroom, where she met her teacher Mrs Henry, the only teacher at the the school who happily accepted to teach Ruby. For the whole of the first year, Ruby was the only one in her class. She didn't know what was going on, she thought it must of been a punishment.   media type="youtube" key="EyZ5Zwb7RR0&hl=en&fs=1" height="344" width="425"      How Ruby attending the school affected her family Ruby family was affected in many ways, some good, some not so good. Her father lost his job and her grandparents were forced off their land in Mississippi. However there were many people who supported her and her family, one neighbour gave her father a job, other neighbours would babysit and watch her house for protection and some others walked behind the federal car on Ruby's way to school. Some supporters of the integration were white! They continued to send their children to the school despite the other white people protesting. Ruby's family may have suffered a bit during the time, but they also received a lot of support from some. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> <span style="COLOR: #ff005f; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="DISPLAY: block; FONT-SIZE: 120%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; TEXT-ALIGN: left">How did white people react to Ruby attending the school? <span style="COLOR: #ff005f; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive"> Parents of children attending the school wouldn't allow their children to attend the school, and every morning she would have to, on her way to school, walk through white protestors, with nasty signs and yelling insults, one lady told her she was going to poison her and another person showed her a black doll in a coffin- "It scared me more than the nasty things people screamed at me," She said. Many parents came in and took their children out of school so that they wouldn't have to associate with a black person. To help her, Ruby used to pray on the way to school which seemed to give her protection. Ruby had to put up with many things that a child shouldn't have to go through, but in doing so, she has helped many people.
 * Protests that happened which allowed Ruby to attend an 'All White' school**       <span style="COLOR: #ff005f; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff0f0"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive">**Previous Education Cases:**
 * 1950**-Herman Sweatt was a black universtity student who wished to attend the University of Texas Law School, which was a white univesity. He was not allowed to attend because of the colour of his skin. He didn't want to go to the black university because it wasn't as good a university as the white one. So he took his case to the Supreme court. His argument won out and he was then allowed to attend the formally white only university.
 * 1954**-Linda Brown's father was disgusted that his daughter had to walk one mile to attend the black children's primary school, when only seven blocks away from where he lived, their was a white childrens school which she had to pass every day. Her father protested by getting legal help and was joined by many other black parents and was eventually able to stop segregation in schools in Topeka, Kansas.
 * 1957**-In Little Rock, Arkansas, nine black students attempting to attend Litte Rock's Central High School, a white school, caused tension at the school and community. Little Rock white locals and even the Arkansas Governor tried their hardest to stop the intergation. This caused the U.S President to step in sending Federal Troops to provide salety for the nine students. At the end of that school year, eight of the nine students graduated and helped to intergrate other schools in Little Rock.

Where I Found my Information... <span style="COLOR: #ff005f; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, serif">  [|http://www.rubybridges.com] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges   [|http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-aftermath.htmlhttp://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/early-civilrights/brown.] [|html]