Ruby Bridges

In class we just finished watching a movie about Ruby Bridges. If you don't know who she, Ruby was the first black child to ever integrate into a white school out of all of the United States. She was just in first grade when she took an educational test. The test was to see if she was ahead of her grade level. If she was than her and the other 2 children would go to a white integrated school. She did end up passing the test with flying colours meaning she would go to a school called William Frans Public School. This believe it or not was a big thing for the time. They were still trying to get use to the reality without slavery so when this little 6 year old girl integrates into a white school it would be a big deal. She was escorted to the school in a car with her mom with marsh ells. When she arrived there were giant crowds of people screaming at Ruby. She kept on going to the school no matter what the crowds did. She broke the odds with the help of her family and her teacher Mrs Henry. She is still living today. She also started the Ruby Bridges foundation to help schools learn. She has decided to give back.