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Ruby Bridges by Ana Lucia 51

By mhanlon

  • Bans segregation

    U.S. Supreme Court bans secgregation in public schools

  • Ruby was born

    Ruby was born in Mississippi, four years later they move to New Orlans

  • Rosa Parks was arrested

    Rosa Parks, an African American woman, is arrested December 1 for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. Bus boycott launched in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Montgomery buses desegregate

    After more than a year of boycotting the buses and legal fight, the Montgomery buses desegregate

  • Forced desegregation of schools in the South

    Federal court forced the desegregation of schools in the South.

  • Ruby had her first day at a white school

    January Ruby had her first day at Frantz Elementary School for whites in New Orleans

  • Freedom rides begin from Washington D.C.

    Freedom rides begin from Washington D.C. Groups of black and white people ride a bus though the South to challenge segregation.

  • Rev. Martin Luthe King Jr was arrested

    Police arrest Civil Rights Leader Rev. Martin Luthe King Jr and other ministers demonstrating in Birmingham, Alabama, then turn fire hoses and police dogs on the marchers.

  • Civil Rights Act

    President John F Kennedy calls for Civil Rights Act

  • President John F Kennedy shot dead

    President John F Kennedy 1961-1963, shot dead

  • The Problem We All Live With was published

    Look magazine published Norman Rockwell´s painting The Problem We All Live With.

  • The Civil Rigths Act of 1964 was signed.

    President Johnson signs the Civil Rigths Act of 1964.

  • Malcom X is murdered.

    Black Nationalist Leader Malcom X is murdered.

  • Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. is assesinated in Menphis

    Civil Rights Leader The Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. is assesinated in Menphis, Tenesse, unleashing violence in more than a 100 cities.

  • The Story of Ruby Bridges was published.

    The Story of Ruby Bridges was published.