INTRODUCING: RUBY BRIDGES SEPTIMA CLARK NOTABLE BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN
RUBY BRIDGES WHY DO YOU THINK I MAY BE IMPORTANT TO HISTORY? WHAT DID I DO? HOW DID I HELP CHANGE HISTORY?
WILLIAM FRANTZ SCHOOL School for white children next to where Ruby lived I was told to attend this all white school. I was in first grade. White teacher Mrs. Henry. Marshalls making sure I made it safe to go to school.
Threatened to be Killed Many people did not want whites and blacks attending the same school. Every day I was yelled and screamed at while entering school. Some people even threatened to kill me. This women wanted to choke me with her scarf.
My Scariest Moment This was one of my scariest moments. The people started bring a black doll laying inside a coffin. It gave me nightmares for a longtime. It’s a memory I will never be able to forget.
My New Jump Rope Song we don’t want to integrate we don’t want a chigeroo I did not know the meaning but it rhymed and it was great for jump roping..so I taught the kids in the neighborhood.
It All Worked Out After awhile parents started to let their children come back to school. Not all children accepted me but in the end I did make some very good friends.
Ruby Bridges Foundation Volunteer at William Frantz School as parent school liaison Started after school classes Started ballet classes Started African dance classes Teach manners and etiquette classes Visit many places emphasizing the importance of reading and the power of literacy with the education we receive at home and school For more information visit:
Definitions Segregation: the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group. Discrimination: unfair treatment of a person, racial group, minority, etc; action based on prejudice Civil Rights Act: Federal statutes enacted after the Civil War, intended to implement and give further force to basic personal rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Such Acts prohibit discrimination based on race, color, age or religion.
Septima Clark WHY DO YOU THINK I MAY BE IMPORTANT TO HISTORY? WHAT DID I DO? HOW DID I HELP CHANGE HISTORY?
Miss Seppie South Carolina Educator Humanitarian Civil rights activist
“QUEEN MOTHER” “queen mother” of the civil rights movement “Mother Conscience” Dedication to cause of black literacy Black voter registration Women’s and civil rights
Allen University Led her people to freedom through journeys from the darkness of illiteracy to the shining light of literacy American Book Award: Ready from Within: Septima Clark and the Civil Rights Movement (second autobiography)
Definitions Educator: a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.educateseducation Humanitarian: a person actively engaged in promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.human philanthropist Civil rights activist: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
Questions for Discussion What is the Civil Rights Act? What were Ruby Bridges accomplishments? What is an activist? What were Septima Clarks accomplishments? What are the similarities between these two women? What are the differences?