The Quiet Assurance of Ruby Bridges
In November 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a screaming mob to enter William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Federal marshals flanked her tiny...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Wisdom 3:1-9.
In November 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a screaming mob to enter William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Federal marshals flanked her tiny frame. Adults hurled threats and slurs. Parents yanked their children from classrooms rather than let them sit beside her. To the watching world, Ruby looked like a victim — a child being crushed by forces far beyond her understanding.…
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