A Six-Year-Old's Prayer on the Schoolhouse Steps
On the morning of November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges climbed out of a federal car and walked toward the front doors of William Frantz...
This is a contemporary on courage and faith, drawing on Matthew 18:3.
On the morning of November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges climbed out of a federal car and walked toward the front doors of William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Four U. S. Deputy Marshals flanked her small frame. A mob of adults lined the sidewalk, screaming, shaking fists, holding signs demanding she turn back. One woman held up a small coffin.…
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