Ruby Bridges' Life

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
09/08/1954	Ruby Was Born	Ruby was born September 8, 1954 in Mississippi. She was the oldest child of Abon and Lucille Bridges.
01/01/1960	The Beginning Of Change	The federal judge forced New Orland's Public Schools to integrate white and black people. The spring of 1960 Ruby took a test along with others to decide who should help integrate the schools.
01/01/1960	Dad Loses Job, Grandparents Move	Ruby's dad loses his job to the catastrophe of Ruuby in a white school. Also Ruby's grandparents were affected. The owners of the land the sharecropped said everyon eknew their granddaughter was causing trouble, so they had to move.
11/14/1960	First Day Of School	Ruby was chosen to go to William Frantz for 6th grade. Six children were selected to intergrate schools. Two of them stayed at their old school. And three were assigned to McDonough.
01/01/1984	New Life	Ruby marries Malcolm Hall in New Orleans, and now they have 4 sons.
02/04/1993	Brother Dies	Ruby's youngest brother, Milton is murdered in the streets of New Orleans.
01/01/1995	The Story of Ruby Bridges	Robert Coles, Ruby's child psychiatrist, publishes The Story of Ruby Bridges.
01/01/1996	Reunited	Ruby and Mrs.Henry reunite after years thanks to the publisher of The Story Of Ruby Bridges.
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/01/1960 to 01/01/1980	School	Ruby goes to William Frantz Grade School, and graduates from Francis T. Nicholls High School.