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3) Ruby Bridges
Series
Pub. Date
1999.
Description
When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--
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Formats
Description
"When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one young Black girl who faced terrible persecution to get...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she was chosen to be the first (and only) black child in the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in 1960. At the time, Ruby was too young to understand how the simple act of attending school would change the lives of many to come. Her courageous act left the legacy that given a chance, anyone at any age can make a difference in the world.
8) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Discover Roo, an imprint of Pop!
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Get to know the life and legacy of Ruby Bridges. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text give early readers an engaging and age-appropriate look at her brave role in ending segregation during the Civil Rights Movement.
9) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
A biography of Ruby Bridges, the first African American student to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans and the subject of a 1964 Normal Rockwell painting.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
11) Ruby, head high
Author
Publisher
Creative Editions
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world"--
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books. an Imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Description
"National civil rights activist and icon Ruby Bridges responds to letters from thoughtful and concerned young students from across America."I've heard their hearts and now share those hearts with you. These pages truly speak to the power of children." -- Ruby BridgesRuby Bridges was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote tolerance and to create change through...
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became the first black student to attend the previously all-white school. This event paved the way for widespread school desegregation in the South. Ruby Bridges and the Desegregation of American Schools explores Bridges's legacy.
14) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"A chapter book biography of Ruby Bridges, part of the She Persisted series"--
15) Ruby Bridges
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
Series
She persisted volume 1-8
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Unabridged.
Description
This collection includes the first eight biographies in the series. In each chapter book biography listeners learn about the amazing life of an inspiring woman and how she persisted.
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