Exit Ticket: Ruby Bridges

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

Which 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 separates people
• something that teaches people
• something that people dislike
• something that is against the law

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

• She won the Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools.
• She worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to end segregation.
• She bravely stood up for equal rights when she integrated a school.
• She became the first African-American U.S. Marshal.