Ruby Bridges & Bravery

In the 1960s, black and white people couldn’t ride together on the bus, drink from the same fountains or go to the same schools. What was this separation called?

• compassion

• integration

• segregation

• determination

What is it called when students of all colors can go to school together?

• segregation

• integration

• separation

• testing

What did Ruby have to do before she was allowed to attend William Frantz Elementary School?

• write an essay

• do a book report

• meet all the kids in her class

• take a hard test

Even though the mob yelled mean things at Ruby, she didn’t give up. This shows that Ruby was

1. Even though the mob yelled mean things at Ruby, she didn’t give up. This shows that Ruby was

• brave

• cowardly

• friendly

• greedy

Why didn’t the white parents want their children to be in Ruby’s first grade class?

• because she was too small

• because she was from a different town

• because she was a girl

• because she was black

True or False: When Ruby got to second grade, her class had both white and black students.

• True

• False