“Children are drawn to me because I suffered the ultimate bullying by adults,” said Ruby Bridges. Her motto is: "Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it.”
"She was the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School. At six years old, Ruby's bravery helped pave the way for Civil Rights action in the American South.
Learning that you can never judge anyone from the outside was the first lesson of that tumultuous year. A second was that we must all “become brothers and sisters.” “We must absolutely take care of one another. It does take a village, but we have to be a village first.
Ruby Bridges displays many character traits like courage, respect and perseverance. No matter what happened, Ruby went to school every day and respected her teacher. Ruby has perseverance because every day she kept trying to learn and have an education, no matter how hard it got.
Ruby enjoyed playing jump rope, softball and climbing trees when she was a child. When Ruby arrived at the all-white school the crowds of people there to protest her the commotion made her think it was Mardis Gras. Mardis Gras is a loud celebration that takes place in New Orleans every year."
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