Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story

In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history; through simple text and historical photographs, a true story is told of an extraordinary little girl who became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. Original.
Ruby Bridges describes what segregation meant and recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she helped end racial segregation in the New Orleans public school system when she was in the first grade.
The extraordinary true story of Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to integrate a New Orleans school--now with simple text for young readers!In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history.This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.
In 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through an angry crowd and into a school where she changed history.This is the true story of an extraordinary little girl who helped shape our country when she became the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans. With simple text and historical photographs, this easy reader explores an amazing moment in history and the courage of a young girl who stayed strong in the face of racism.