ruby bridges

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  • Ruby born

    Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi.

  • Move

    1958- Ruby and her family move from Tylertown, Mississippi, to New Orleans

  • desegregation of school

    Federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in sthe South and Ruby had her first day at Frantz Elementary School For Whites people

  • Ruby at school

    On November 14, 1960, she was escorted to class by her mother and U.S. marshals due to violent mobs.

  • The problème we all live with

    Norman Rockwell painted The Problem We All Life With

  • brother

    Ruby's brother was murdered

  • The Story of Ruby Bridges was published

  • Ruby and the president

    Ruby Bridges visited the Oval Office on July 15, with President Obama