Teacher Ruby Bridges Today

I want you to behave yourself today ruby.

Teacher ruby bridges today.

Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist. Bridges who on tuesday turned 66 expressed excitement about the school named in her honor during the sept. Ruby bridges was 6 when she walked into a segregated school. Ruby bridges is one of usa today s women of the century.

Henry had gone to girls latin school in boston where we learned to appreciate and enjoy our important commonalities amid our external differences of class. Now she teaches children to get past racial differences. She alluded to her childhood struggle and today s pandemic. She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.

By barbara henry as told to scott helman july 11 2014. Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an all white public elementary school in the south. She was the first african american child to desegregate the all white william frantz elementary school in louisiana during the new orleans school desegregation crisis on 14 november 1960. Ruby bridges and her teacher barbara henry then and now.

To commemorate the. Teaching ruby bridges fifty years after the civil rights act an educator on the front lines of desegregation is still sharing her lessons. Barbara henry born january 1 1932 is a retired american teacher most notable for teaching ruby bridges the first african american child to attend the all white william frantz elementary school located in new orleans. In 1960 when a six year old african american girl named ruby bridges was allowed to enroll at the previously all white william frantz elementary school in new orleans louisiana no teacher was willing to teach her except barbara henry.