Ruby Bridges Educational Foundation Contact Information

She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.

Ruby bridges educational foundation contact information.

Ruby s foundation promotes tolerance respect and appreciation of people s differences. Ruby bridges generally travels from new orleans la usa and can be booked for private corporate events personal appearances keynote speeches or other. Log into facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends family and people you know. Video of ruby bridges with barack obama in the white house.

Ruby had paved the way for other african american children. Bridges launched her foundation to promote. She began to accomplish her vision at william frantz by opening an after school multi cultural art club. Ruby was born on september 8 1954 to abon and lucille bridges in tylertown mississippi.

Board of education ruling passed in 1954 southern states resisted integration. Ruby bridges was chosen to attend william frantz elementary and was going to have to go there alone. The ruby bridges foundation had a vision to give kids an equal opportunity to succeed. Her grandparents were sharecroppers but like many.

She began to see a need for bringing parents back into the schools to take a more active role in their children s education. She was the eldest of five children. Through education the ruby bridges foundation strives to end racism. There were 6 students that were accepted to go a white school.

Her memoir through my eyes was released in 1999 the same year that she established the ruby bridges foundation which used educational initiatives to promote tolerance and unity among schoolchildren. Two of them decided to stay at the all black school and 3 of them were going to go the other white school. In 1999 ruby formed the ruby bridges foundation in new orleans. Though the landmark brown v.

When ruby was 2 the family moved to new orleans louisiana in search of better opportunities. Ruby bridges is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. She then went to other schools to promote cultural understanding through community service so that racism can hopefully be eliminated. The estimated speaking fee range to book ruby bridges for your event is 30 000 50 000.

Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist. She was six years old at the time.