Ruby Bridges

Why is is coincidental that Ruby was born in 1954?

• It's the same year MLK was assassinated.

• It is the same year Plessy vs. Ferguson ruled that faciities could be seperate, as long as they were equal.

• Its is the same year Brown vs. Booard of Education ruled that schools shoud be integrated.

• It is the same year that MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Which of the following BEST describes the people outside at Ruby's schooll each day her first year at Frantz?

• Respectful

• Hateful

• Welcoming

• Indifferent

Which statement is accurate about Mrs. Henry?

• She refused to teach Ruby because she was black.

• She quit teaching Ruby after a month because she was threatened.

• She was kind to Ruby and supported her through her first grade year.

• She was originally from New Orleans, Louisiana and supported segregation.

Which of the following did NOT happen to Ruby in her first year at Frantz?

• A woman showed her a black doll in a wooden coffin.

• She lashed out at the protestors at her school.

• A woman threatened to poison her.

• She was not allowed to eat in the cafeteria or play at recesss.

Which statement is true about Ruby's adult lfe?

• She was inspired to become a teacher after her experience.

• She became a politician in Louisiana to fight for equal rights.

• She wrote two children's books and started a foundation for racial tolerance.

• She became the principal at Frantz Elementary in New Orleans.

Painted "The Problem We All Live With" of Ruby

• William Frantz

• Dr. Coles

• Norman Rockwell

Stae where Ruby was born.

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• Alabama

Children's book written by Ruby in 1999.

• Through My Eyes

• Seperate But Equal

• Innocent Victims

Federal workers who protected Ruby at school.

• Texas Troopers

• Rangers

• Marshalls

All white elementary school attended by Ruby.

• Norman Rockwell

• William Frantz

• Martin Luther King, jr.