Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
by Ruby Bridges- Grades: 3 - 5
- Ages: 8 - 11
- Format: Paperback Book
This stirring autobiography shows readers what the historic integration of the nation’s public schools was like for a girl who played a pivotal role in it.
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In 1960, the country watched as a six-year-old girl in a white dress was escorted to class, surrounded by federal marshals with guns. It was the first time that a Black child was allowed to enter an all-white school. At the time, Ruby Bridges didn’t know why there were barricades and police everywhere or why people lined up to yell horrible things. She was just a first grader who wanted to go to school like everyone else.
But Ruby couldn’t go to school like everyone else. While the other children ate lunch together in the cafeteria, Ruby ate with her teacher, Mrs. Henry. Isolated from the other students, she was the only one in her class.
With simple language, Ruby’s words reach beyond the historical facts, providing readers with a vivid recollection of what those days were like. Sepia-toned photographs capture the menacing face of segregation, rounding out Ruby’s reflections with indelible images.
This deeply personal account by an icon of the civil rights movement tells a story of momentous importance, and offers a testament to the fact that little children can do big things.
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Product Details
- Grades: 3 - 5
- Ages: 8 - 11
- Product Type: Book
- Page Count: 64 pages
- Language: English
- Subject & Themes: Black, African & African American, The Civil Rights Movement, Heroism & Bravery, School Life
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
- ISBN 13: 978-1-338-88781-5