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U.S. Supreme Court bans segregation in public schols.
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Ruby was born
Ruby was born in Mississippi, four years later they move to New Orleans. -
Rosa Parks is arrest
Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, is arrested December 1 for refusing to be up her sit to a white person. Bus boycott launched in Montgomery,Alabama. -
The Montgomery buses desegregate
After more than a year of boycotting the buses and a legal fight, the Montgomery buses desegregate. -
Federal court
Federal court forced the desegration of schools in the South. -
Ruby´s first day at the''white'' school
January Ruby had her first day at Frantz Elementary School For Whites in New Orleans. -
FREDOM
May Fredom rides begin from Wahington, D.C:Groups of black and white people ride buses through the South to challenge segregation. -
Martin Luther King's arrest.
Police arrest Civil Rights Leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and other other ministers demonstrating in Birmingham, Alabama, then turn fire hoses and police dogs on the marchers. -
President John F. Kennedy calls for Civil Rights Act
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President John F. Kennedy 1961-1963, shot dead.
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Painting with Ruby was published
Look magazine published Norman Rockwell's painting The Problem We All Live With. -
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Black Nationalist Leader Malcom X is murdered
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Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
Civil Rights Leader The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, unleashing violence in more than 100 cities. -
The Story of Ruby Bridges was published
