STAS 1a- Social Studies - BPJr. - Ruby Bridges

What is one reason Ruby Bridges is a role model?

• She won the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in school.

• She bravely stood up for equal rights when she integrated a school.

• She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to end segregation.

• She became the first African-American U. S. Marshal.

What happened FIRST?

• The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in schools.

• U. S. Marshals protected Ruby as she went to school.

• Ruby took a difficult test to get into a white school.

• Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a letter to encourage Ruby.

Mrs. Henry was the only teacher who agreed to teach Ruby. What does this say about Mrs. Henry?

• She was afraid of the U. S. Marshals.

• She taught Ruby how to read and write.

• She believed the school should be integrated.

• She thought the school should be segregated.

In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled that school segregation was ILLEGAL. What does ILLEGAL mean?

• something that is against the law

• something that separates people

• something that teaches people

• something that people dislike

Why did Eleanor Roosevelt write a letter to Ruby?

• to tell Ruby to go to a new school

• to encourage and support Ruby

• to teach Ruby about racism

• to give a job to Ruby's father