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Ruby B ridges. By Lauren H. Birth. Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown , Mississippi. L ife. She is still alive. Interesting Fact 1. Ruby got selected and was the first African American to go to a school with white people. Interesting Fact 2.
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Ruby Bridges By Lauren H.
Birth Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954 in Tylertown, Mississippi.
Life She is still alive.
Interesting Fact 1 Ruby got selected and was the first African American to go to a school with white people.
Interesting Fact 2 Parents of white students boycotted the court ordered integration and took their children out of school.
Interesting Fact 3 Ruby was taught by a white teacher named Barbara Henry.
Bibliography Garrow, David J. "Bridges, Ruby." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 31 Mar. 2014