Today Is Ruby Bridges Alive

She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.

Today is ruby bridges alive.

She was the first african american child to desegregate william frantz elementary school. Ruby was born on september 8 1954 to abon and lucille bridges in tylertown mississippi. She later became a civil rights activist. But the contribution of ruby remained immortal in the history books.

In a video. Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south. Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist. At the tender age of six ruby bridges advanced the cause of civil rights in november 1960 when she became the first african american student to integrate an elementary school in the south.

Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an all white public elementary school in the south. Still alive and active at age 64. The family life of ruby was just like every other black family back in the days. Today ruby bridges continues to live in new orleans and works in schools around the country to promote education.

C ivil rights icon and activist ruby bridges says that when she saw the young people take to the streets after george floyd s killing she felt like it was about time. Don t follow the path. Robert coles wrote the book with ruby s assistance. Born on september 8 1954 bridges was the oldest of five children for lucille and abon bridges farmers in tylertown mississippi.

In 1998 her story was recreated in the disney film ruby bridges and in 1999 ruby s own book through my eyes was published. 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.