WorksheetsRuby Bridges
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Ruby Bridges was born in
1950
1915
1954
1955
She was born in
New Orleans
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
They moved to New Orleans when she was
4
14
9
10
The word segregated means
separated by gender
separated by age
separated by nationality
separated by race
In 1960 she was the first African American to
stop school
go to the school closest to her home
go to a white school in the South
yell at people
Ruby went to this school because
she passed a test
her mother wanted her to
her father wanted her to
her teacher wanted her to
For months Ruby was the only child in her school
because parents didn't want their children in her class
because the school was closed
because her parents didn't want other children
because she was a very good student
Bridget's teacher, Barbara Henry
was racist
yelled at her
didn't want her in the school
was very supportive
When she grew up, Ruby
never talked about these years
didn't want to go to this school again
became a teacher in this school
left Mississippi
In 1999, Ruby formed a group
to give awards to black people
to give food to poor children
to give money to poor children
to end racism through learning
In 2001,Ruby Bridges was given an award for
being a teacher
her fight for educational rights
voting president Clinton
working in this school
