Ruby Bridges was born in Tylertown, Mississippi. She was one of the four African-American girls to attend a white school, William Frantz Elementary School. Everyday she went to school, she was escorted by Federal Marshal because of the mob of people that were outside the school. The people called her names, wanted to hurt her, the parents took their kids out of the school, etc., but Ruby kept going to back and prayed for the people who were mean to her. After a while, the people realized Ruby wasn't afraid of them, so they gave up. They allowed their children to go back to school with Ruby and she continued to excel in school.
I would use this book to help introduce a lesson on discrimination. After reading this book to the class, we would have a class discussion on what happened, ask questions about how they felt, and after hearing this story what they thought discrimination meant. I would then proceed with the lesson.
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