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In 1960, six‑year‑old Ruby Bridges became the first African‑American child to enter the once–all‑white Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Despite the courage of her family and the support of civil‑rights leaders, Ruby faced daily hostility from white parents, demanding attention for the child and for the broader struggle for school integration. Her experience illustrates the challenges of desegregation in the American South and the personal cost of the civil‑rights movement.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Robert Coles
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