1. Madison E. and Kalina B. 4 th grade Mrs. Hart

2.  Ruby (Nell) Bridges was born on September 8th, 1954 in Tylerton, Mississippi.  In 1957 the family moved to New Orleans.  She was the first born out of her siblings. She had two younger brothers and one younger sister.

3.  Ruby Bridges went to William Frantz Elementary School for first grade.  Ruby went to a white school; her teacher was also white.  Ruby went to a white school because she was chosen by a judge. In her state, blacks and whites went to different schools.

4.  Ruby is famous because she was the first black child to go to an all-white school.  So no one would hurt her, she had to walk into school with U.S. government marshals surrounding her with guns  Ruby stopped and prayed in the middle of a mob that was ready to kill her!

5.  Her brother died when she was very young.  That year, Ruby had to walk into school everyday with marshals around her so no one would hurt her.  Ruby was the only black girl that went to William Frantz Elementary.

6.  Ruby`s dad lost his job picking crops so they had to move to New Orleans.  Later, in Ruby`s first year of Frantz Elementary School, two white boys joined her class

7. Bridges, Ruby N. Through My Eyes. New York City, N.Y.: Scholastic, 1999. Print Ruby Bridges." Biography.com. Web. 12 Mar. 2013..