Ruby bridges who participated in the integration of the new orleans school system was born on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississippi and is still alive as of 2015.
Ruby bridges is still alive.
At six years old ruby s bravery helped pave the way for civil rights action in the american south.
Barbara henry born january 1 1932 is a retired american teacher most notable for teaching ruby bridges the first african american child to attend the all white william frantz elementary school located in new orleans.
She was the first african american child to desegregate william frantz elementary school.
Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an all white public elementary school in the south.
Henry had gone to girls latin school in boston where we learned to appreciate and enjoy our important commonalities amid our external differences of class.
After graduating from a desegregated high school she worked as a travel agent for 15 years and later became a full time parent.
After graduating from high school ruby worked as a travel agent for fifteen years.
Is ruby bridges died.
This was the same time when blacks were largely discriminated from.
The family life of ruby was just like every other black family back in the days.
Still alive and active at age 64.
Bridges now ruby bridges hall still lives in new orleans with her husband malcolm hall and their four sons.
She later became a civil rights activist.
Ruby was born on september 8 1954 to abon and lucille bridges in tylertown mississippi.
But the contribution of ruby remained immortal in the history books.
In 2014 a statue of ruby was unveiled outside the william frantz school.
Ruby the eldest among her five siblings was born on a lower middle class family working to make their ends meet.
She is now chair of the ruby bridges foundation which she formed in 1999 to promote the values of tolerance respect and appreciation of all differences.
Ruby bridges was born as ruby nell bridges on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississippi to abon and lucille bridges as the eldest of the four kids.
Interesting facts about ruby bridges.
Ruby attended integrated schools all the way through high school.
She married malcolm hall and had four sons.