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Ruby Bridges’ Children Story
A Part o f history was made in New
Orleans on November 14, I960. Six-
year-old Ruby Bridges crossed the
threshold o f William Frantz Elemen­
tary School on her first day o f school.
Ruby was black, and the student body
o f the Frantz School was white - all
white — and liked itself that way.
Her bravery inspired many in the
civil rights movement. “ If a six-year-
old can be that brave we all can,” was
a common statement as television
cameras showed her walking into the
school building facing an ugly mob
o f segregationist, looking straight
ahead; her head held high.
The Story o f Ruby Bridges (Scho-
.lastic, Inc.), a picture book by Robert
Coles and George Ford, tells the sto­
ry of this extraordinary girl and her
single-handed, heroic act that initiat­
ed the desegregation of New O r­
leans’ public schools — and schools
all across the country. And it tells it
in language that six and seven-year-
olds can understand; young people
who can be taught not to hate before
it’s too late
Ruby’s story, although poignant,
is not yet a part o f America’s folklore
on the level o f the saga o f Rosa Parks.
A fter the 1960 federal court ed ict for
New Orleans schools to integrate,
Ruby Bridges had to be escorted to
and from school for months, all the
while confronted by hostile and vio­
lent reactions from angry parents and
protestors. White families boycotted
Frantz Elementary, in one day pull­
ing all their children out o f class.
Sixty-five outstanding students in Multnomah County’s pubic high
schools will be awarded scholarships at the 13th annual Academic All-Star
Banquet on Monday, April 22, 1996.The Reception starts at 6:15 p.m.
followed by the banquet at 7:00 p.m. Contribution through Kim Kono at
25 7 -1621 or Larry Syron at 257-1625. Ticket information is at 25 7 -16 17.
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WE FEATURE:
Grown up, Ruby Bridges, now has children of her own.
is one of her intimate friends. He and
Coretta Scott King Award-winning
illustrator George Ford tell her story
clearly and sensitively with hope to
help children understand the darker
side of American history - racism,
segregation and rage that divided the
Ruby attended school virtually alone
for months, but with courage and
dignity beyond her years.
Pulitzer Prize-w inning author,
noted child psychiatrist, and Harvard
Professor Dr. Robert Coles, has fol­
lowed Ruby every since that day and
country during the era o f the civil
rights movement. Ruby Bridges grad­
uated from Frantz Elementary and
went on to high school and college.
She still lives in New Orleans and is
a successful businesswoman, wife
and mother o f four.
Teenage Hazards
It’s dangerous to be a teenager.
Four leading risk categories make
the teen years especially fraught with
hazards said an adolescent medicine
expert at Baylor College o f Medi­
cine in Houston.
“Drinking alcohol while doing
other activities, failure to use safety
devices, access to firearms, and sports
are the big four,” said Dr. Albert C.
Hergenroeder, chief o f adolescent
and sports medicine at Baylor and
Texas Children's Hospital.
Statistics seem to confirm what
most o f us already know - teenagers
think they are immortal.
Academic All-Star Students Get Scholarships
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