Ruby Bridges Walking Tall

Why were some schools still segregated in 1960 even though the Supreme Court had ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in 1954?

• Under law, black children could not attend the same public schools as white children

• Many Southern cities were not following the court’s ruling.

• There was not enough space for black children to attend white schools.

• There was not enough money for schools to implement the law.

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Many people did not want Ruby Bridges to attend William Frantz Public School. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?

• Ruby Bridges spent her first day of school inside the principal’s office.

• Ruby Bridges was the only student in Mrs. Henry’s class for her first year at school

• A screaming mob was protesting outside the school when Ruby arrived.

• Ruby Bridges was one of the first African Americans to attend a white elementary school.

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What is this passage mostly about?

• a group of African-American high school students called the Little Rock Nine

• the people who protested against desegregated schools in the South

• difficulties faced by African Americans during the desegregation of schools

• the efforts of civil rights workers to improve life for African Americans

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Read the following sentence: “With the marshals surrounding her, the 6-year-old walked into the school and into history books.”What does the author suggest by saying that Ruby Bridges “walked... into history books”?

• She had difficulty finding the rooms in this new and unfamiliar school

• She became very unpopular for changing the way the school operated.

• She became part of American history by being the first black at an all-white school.

• She immediately began studying history.

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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.Ruby Bridges attended the previously all-white William Frantz Public School, __________ many people did not want her to.

• therefore

• finally

• for instance

• even though

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What does “segregated” mean? Give an example of something that was segregated in the United States.

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Why did Congress award the Little Rock Nine the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999?

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he passage states that high school was “far from easy” for the Little Rock Nine. Using evidence from the passage, explain why this may have been true.

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