BLACK HISTORY MONTH

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

RUBY BRIDGES

RUBY BRIDGES

*The first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school in 1960.

*Went to school at age 6- never missed a day of school

*Civil rights activist- someone who fights against racisim

Claudette Colvin

* At age 15- refused to give up her seat on a bus to someone white (someone of a different color)

*She was before Rosa Parks

Multiple Select

Who was Ruby Bridges?

• a young African American girl?

• A boy who played football ?

WILMA RUDOLPH

* Was sick as a child and had to wear a leg brace

*Overcame her disability and ran track

* She became the first woman to win 3 Gold Medals in Track and Field in a single Olympics.

Multiple Choice

What sport did Wilma participate or play?

• she played soccer

• she ran track

JANE BOLIN

* 1st black woman to graduate Yale Law School (this is a college)

*1939, she became the first Black female judge.

Multiple Select

What job did Jane Bolin have?

• A judge

• A firefighter