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Birth
Ruby Bridges was born on September 8,1954 -
Moved to New Orleans
Ruby Bridges moved to New Orleans when she was 4 years old. -
The Chosen One
Ruby was one of the six African-American girls to go to an all white school. -
New School
Ruby Bridges attended Frantz Elementary School accompanied by two U.S. Federal Marshals and it was also requested by the President at that time. -
Protest
Ruby would arrive everyday to school and there would be protest right there at the door and that was when the two U.S. Marshals would come in handy but Ruby was brave and she ignored them. -
Roles In the Civil Rights Movement
Her roles in Movement was that she was one of the 6 African-American students to go to an all white school. -
Contributions to Civil Rights movement
Ruby Bridges made a big impact to the Civil Rights Movement she broke racial barriers in schools around the world and all races were together in the same place. -
Present
Still today Ruby Bridges is still alive she finished school and then studied traveled and tourism at the Kansas City and worked for American Express as a world travel agent
