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.
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She later became a civil rights activist.
Ruby nell bridges at age 6 was the first african american child to attend william franz elementary school in new orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation of public schools bettmann.
In 1960 as a 6 year old ruby bridges became the first black child to integrate a previously segregated school in new orleans.
In recent years bridges has received a number of awards and honors including having a statue of her put in front of her former.
Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist.
Ruby bridges is still alive today and is only sixty five years old.
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Robert coles wrote the book with ruby s assistance.
She shared her story on selena gomez s instagram account.
She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.
The footprints of a child are small but on november 14 1960 six year old ruby bridges walked with purpose as she became the first african american student to integrate an elementary school in.
In 1998 her story was recreated in the disney film ruby bridges and in 1999 ruby s own book through my eyes was published.