Teaching Ruby Bridges

The video discusses the history of school segregation in America, highlighting the legal changes in the 1960s that ended racial segregation in schools. It focuses on Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to attend an all-white school in the South, and her experiences with hostility and isolation. The video also highlights the support of her teacher, Barbara Henry, who taught Ruby alone and helped integrate the school. Their courage inspired other Black families to enroll their children, and their story was immortalized by artist Norman Rockwell. The video concludes with their emotional reunion in 1996.

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