Ruby Bridges: The Girl Who Walked for Change
👧🏾 Ruby Bridges: A Child Who Changed History In 1960, a six-year-old girl walked into William Frantz Elementary School and shattered the status quo. Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to integrate an all-white school in New Orleans, stepping into history with nothing but a school bag and unimaginable courage. 🚪 Walking Through Hate Ruby was met with mobs of angry white protesters, screaming and throwing insults as she approached the school. Parents pulled their children out of classrooms, teachers refused to teach her, and yet—she kept walking. Under the protection of federal marshals, she entered an empty classroom where only one teacher, Barbara Henry, was willing to teach her. 📖 A Lesson They Don’t Want Taught The same people who once threw rocks at Ruby Bridges now fight to keep their children from learning about what they did. They claim it’s about "protecting history," but the truth is, they fear history will expose them. Ruby's story is a lesson in resilien...