Ruby+Bridges++by+Nicole



Ruby Bridges It used to be tough for some people around 40 years ago because of their skin color. Most white people were racist to people who were black. It was called segregation, all people who were black went to a different school then white people and only white people got to sit at the front of the buses. Then one day a little who was black took a test in the 1960's and that decided weather she would go to a white school the next school year. When her parents found out that she had passed the test her mother was all for it unlike her dad who was set against it. She ended up going to the school. The schools name was William Frantz. Six kids were chosen but Ruby ended up going alone. The judge had arranged for Ruby and her mother to be driven to the school in November 1960. When they arrived police were everywhere making sure nobody got past to see Ruby and her mother. As they went through the walk way in front of the school white people threatened to hurt them and people were screaming and throwing things. Many people were protesting against he idea of Ruby joining a white school.

Resources Used for facts and pictures
 * http://www.westga.edu/~jstrickl/webquests/rubybridges.html
 * http://www.rubybridges.com/
 * http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112391/ruby_bridges.htm
 * http://course.cas.sc.edu/germanyk/post1945/images/The%20Southern%20Problem/Ruby%20Bridges%20apuva1_INTEGRATION_RU_37WQH.jpg