This teacher made the child s life bearable by showing consideration and kindness.
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Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south.
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Ruby bridges was 6 when she walked into a segregated school.
Ruby bridges is one of usa today s women of the century.
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Ruby bridges was ostracized at school.
Ruby bridges was born as ruby nell bridges on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississippi to abon and lucille bridges as the eldest of the four kids.
Bridges now ruby bridges hall still lives in new orleans with her husband malcolm hall and their four sons.
After graduating from a desegregated high school she worked as a travel agent for 15 years and later became a full time parent.
Ruby bridges and her family all suffered.
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Now she teaches children to get past racial differences.
Her father lost his job.
One teacher barbara henry also a newcomer to the school agreed to teach ruby.
Now 65 she still lives in new orleans where she is a mother to four sons an activist and chair of the ruby bridges foundation which she formed in 1999 to.
She is now chair of the ruby bridges foundation which she formed in 1999 to promote the values of tolerance respect and appreciation of all differences.
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Since her family had been sharecroppers they moved to new orleans louisiana in search of a better living when she was four.