The problem we all live with part one.
Ruby bridges interview transcript.
Federal marshalls this resource consists of an interview with her conducted by pbs news anchor charlayne.
A federal court ordered the new orleans school system to desegregate making bridges the first african american to attend the elementary school.
Transcript norman rockwell s painting the problem we all live with depicting ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south.
Image from the website of the norman rockwell museum.
Fifty years later kid reporter abi lista talks with bridges about her experience.
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Ruby bridges born sept.
In 1960 six year old ruby bridges became the first african american child to integrate a southern elementary school walking into william frantz elementary school in new orleans between four u s.
The city responded by riot.
8 1954 the subject of an iconic painting by norman rockwell was only 6 years old when she received national attention for desegregating an elementary school in new orleans in her pursuit of a quality education during a time when black people were treated as second class citizens little bridges became a civil rights icon.
Six year old ruby bridges was the first african american student to attend william franz public school in new orleans.
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She is widely known as the first african american to attend an.
She s the little girl guarded by us marshals in the famous norman rockwell painting called the problem we all live with.
Became the first black student to integrate the new orleans school system.
In 1960 six year old ruby bridges made history when she integrated a new orleans elementary school under the escort of us marshals.
Interview with ruby bridges hall 1997 pbs online newshour.
A class of one.
She said she thought about ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south.
6 years old and desegregating a school the daily 360 the new york times duration.