Ruby Bridges

What is one reason why Ruby Bridges is a role model?

• She won the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools

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

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

Which happened FIRST?

• The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in schools.

• U.S. Marshals protected Ruby as she went to 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 taught Ruby how to read and write.

• She believed the school should be integrated.

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

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

Why did Eleanor Roosevelt write a letter to Ruby?

• to tell Ruby to go to a new school.

• to encourage and support Ruby.

• to give a job to Ruby’s father.