Ruby Bridges Interview Transcript

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Ruby bridges interview transcript. She s the little girl guarded by us marshals in the famous norman rockwell painting called the problem we all live with. Ruby bridges recounts her first day at an all white school most first graders don t make history but ruby bridges the it in the fall of 1960 secure old ruby and three other first graders. The city responded by riot. 6 years old and desegregating a school the daily 360 the new york times duration.

The problem we all live with part one. Transcript norman rockwell s painting the problem we all live with depicting ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south. Became the first black student to integrate the new orleans school system. Interview with ruby bridges hall 1997 pbs online newshour.

The new york times 40 468 views. Ruby bridges born sept. Six year old ruby bridges was the first african american student to attend william franz public school in new orleans. Image from the website of the norman rockwell museum.

In 1960 six year old ruby bridges became the first african american child to integrate a southern elementary school walking into william frantz elementary school in new orleans between four u s. Fifty years later kid reporter abi lista talks with bridges about her experience. In 1960 six year old ruby bridges made history when she integrated a new orleans elementary school under the escort of us marshals. National geographic recommended for you.

She said she thought about ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south. On november 14 1960 the nation watched as six year old ruby nell bridges walked into william frantz elementary school and into history. She is widely known as the first african american to attend an. Federal marshalls this resource consists of an interview with her conducted by pbs news anchor charlayne.