November 14 is an important anniversary in the history of American Civil Rights. On that day in 1960, because of Brown vs. Board of Education, schools in the city of New Orleans became integrated. Ruby Bridges was one of six black kindergarten students in New Orleans to pass a test to see who would go to what had been all-white school. Bridges was the only black student assigned to go to William Frantz Elementary School. This brave six-year-old helped advance equality in American schools, this year a new statue to honor Bridges was unveiled in New Orleans.
The court-ordered first day of integrated schools in New Orleans, November 14, 1960, is commemorated by the iconic 1964 painting The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell.
You and your class can learn more about this brave girl and her inspirational story in my reader “Actions of a Brave Six-Year Old, Ruby Bridges” This is a third-grade Level P reader, an accompanying set of worksheets reviews the targeted literary skills.
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