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Since her family had been sharecroppers they moved to new orleans louisiana in search of a better living when she was four.
She later became a civil rights activist.
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.
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Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist.
She was the first african american child to desegregate the all white william frantz elementary school in louisiana during the new orleans school desegregation crisis on 14 november 1960.
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Both of her parents got jobs.
Ruby bridges was the first african american child to integrate an all white public elementary school in the south.
Ruby nell bridges now a civil right activist was the one among six young afro american children to be enrolled in to a integrate white school in the american south.
She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell.
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Desegregation went from a legal term to a reality for the 6 year old who was among only six children in new orleans to pass a screening test for admittance into the newly desegregated public school system.
She didn t stop there though.
Ruby bridges is best known for being the first black child to attend an all white school.
Born on september 8 1954 in trylertown mississippi she was the eldest among eight siblings.
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Her parents moved to new orleans louisiana hoping for a better life for their family.
Ruby was born on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississippi.
Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south.
Ruby nell bridges is the daughter of abon and lucille bridges.
Her mom got jobs in the night.
8 1954 in tylertown miss ruby nell bridges moved with her family to new orleans in 1955 in search of better opportunities.
When ruby bridges was 4 years old her parents and she moved to new orleans.
Ruby went on to work actively in the civil rights movement and her contribution to society lives on.
Ruby was born september 8 1954 in mississippi.
Their family was poor and had a farm for a better life they moved to new orleans.
