Ruby Bridges: American Civil Rights Activist
Words: 1464 Pages: 5 4540Ruby Bridges is 64. The reason why this observation is important is because Ruby Bridges is the face people remember when they talk about school desegregation in America. At six years old she walked into her new school armed by the national guard to become the school’s first black student. She had to have an escort from the national guard because there was a white mob outside of the school, and the state government was reluctant to do anything. She […]
