Teacher Ruby Bridges Today

In 1960 when a six year old african american girl named ruby bridges was allowed to enroll at the previously all white william frantz elementary school in new orleans louisiana no teacher was willing to teach her except barbara henry.

Teacher ruby bridges today.

Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist. Now she teaches children to get past racial differences. Teaching ruby bridges fifty years after the civil rights act an educator on the front lines of desegregation is still sharing her lessons. 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.

Barbara henry born january 1 1932 is a retired american teacher most notable for teaching ruby bridges the first african american child to attend the all white william frantz elementary school located in new orleans. 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. Henry had gone to girls latin school in boston where we learned to appreciate and enjoy our important commonalities amid our external differences of class. Ruby bridges and her teacher barbara henry then and now.

Ruby bridges was 6 when she walked into a segregated school. She alluded to her childhood struggle and today s pandemic. I want you to behave yourself today ruby. Ruby bridges is one of usa today s women of the century.

Fifty nine years ago on this day in 1960 6 year old ruby bridges walked into the william frantz elementary school in new orleans escorted by four federal marshals and made history by becoming the. By barbara henry as told to scott helman july 11 2014. She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell. Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south.