Ruby Bridges: A Journey of Courage and Change

Ruby Bridges: A Journey of Courage and Change

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Education

2nd - 5th Grade

Easy

Created by

Sophia Harris

Used 2+ times

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The video introduces Ruby Bridges, a courageous child who became a symbol of the civil rights movement by integrating a southern elementary school in 1960. Despite facing hostility, Ruby's bravery inspired many. The video explains the context of segregation and the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared it unconstitutional. Ruby's story highlights her role in school integration and her continued advocacy for educational justice through the Ruby Bridges Foundation.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who suggested the video about Ruby Bridges?

A historian

Ruby Bridges herself

A second-grade student named Victorino

A teacher

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Ruby Bridges born?

Jackson, Mississippi

Atlanta, Georgia

Tylertown, Mississippi

New Orleans, Louisiana

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'segregated' mean in the context of the video?

Integrated by race

Separated by race

Ignored by race

United by race

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year did the Supreme Court rule that schools should not be segregated?

1960

1954

1970

1945

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many years did it take for states to follow the Supreme Court's ruling on school segregation?

Eight years

Two years

Six years

Ten years

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant event happened on November 14th, 1960, involving Ruby Bridges?

She met the President

She graduated from high school

She became the first African-American child to integrate a southern elementary school

She moved to New York

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Ruby Bridges' teacher at her new school?

Barbara Henry

Mary Johnson

Sarah Williams

Linda Brown

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