Ruby Bridges Born:1953
Hailey B. Willow June 2013
Introduction Famous Quotation: "Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and start a trail." Best known for: Being the first black person to go to an allwhite school.
What I find interesting: That she still went to school.
3 Key Qualities: 1. Demonstrated Bravery 2. Persevered 3. Showed Compassion and Empathy
I chose this person because she stood up for her rights.
Overcame a Hardship/Challenge In 1960 white parents would not send their children to school with Ruby because of her skin color. Ruby had to go to school all by herself with no one to keep her company. The only person in her classroom was Mrs.Henry. I think Ruby must have been sad to walk into the classroom and not have any children to learn with and play with, but she worked well any way, and she kept on coming to school.
Showed Compassion and Empathy Ruby showed compassion and empathy by praying for the people who said bad things about her. She prayed to forgive them because they yelled at her every day she went to school because they did not want to integrate.
I think that it was mean that people were threatening to kill her she is not mean and hurtful, she's nice and compassionate.
Took Action When she was six years old she went to an all-white William Frantz School in 1960. She was getting yelled at because the parents didn't want her there. She went because a new of integration occurred. I think people realized that integration is better than segregation. People realized that they were being mean; she was just a little girl.
Persevered A judge ordered 4 black girls to go to an all-white school, but Ruby did not want to go. She went anyway. Each day people yelled at her, called her names, and threatened her as she walked into the school. She still kept on going to school. I think that by continuing to go to school she persevered because she could have stopped going.
Impact: How Things are Different Today Things are different because of integration and because Ruby and her parents worked up the courage to be the only black child in a white school. I think Ruby Bridges should not have had to go through all of this. If it weren't for Ruby Bridges I might not be able to go to MCDS.
Communicated and Shared Today she goes to schools and speaks to children all around the world to share her life story.
I think that it is good to talk about what happened in the past so we don't do the same in the future.
Ruby Bridges Persevered when a judge put her in an all-white school, but she did not want to go. She went anyways.
Showed compassion when she prayed for the people that said mean things about her.
Took action by going to William Franz School when she was 6 years old.
Made a difference when she worked up the courage to go to an all-white school.
Author Talk I’m similar to my Change Maker because we are both African American.
My Change Maker is connected to Jackie Robinson because they were both the first black people to join something all white.
I’m a Change Maker when I stand up for someone or something that has hurt feelings or is not treated fairly.
Bibliography Let's Read About Ruby Bridges
Through My Eyes
The Story of Ruby Bridges
Glossary A Change Maker is: someone who does something that effects the whole world (in a good way).
Integration: to put together white and black children
Civil Rights: the rights of all people, everyone should have equal rights
Segregation: to separate white and black children