1960, 6 years old.
she was an african who went to a white school
Well she just went to that school
1960
She graduated high school in 1971
Ruby Bridges was born in Mississippi in 1954 to father Abon Bridges and mother Lucille Bridges.
Ruby Bridges was the first black student to attend school at the formerly segregated William Frantz Public School in New Orleans, LA. She was escorted to and from school by US Marshals for her protection and spent the entire year alone in her classroom with her teacher, Mrs. Henry.
Ruby Bridges birthday is September 6th, 1954 so she'll be 54 this year
She did not die. She is 57 in 2011
No, Ruby Bridges was the first. She was 7 year old girl.
In Spring 1960, Ruby Bridges was one of several African-American kindergartners in New Orleans to take a test to determine which children would be the first to attend integrated schools.in 1960 was her first year of elementary
Ruby Bridges the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. She faced extreme racism and hate every day. While walking to school, she needed to be surrounded by bodyguards, as protesters would harass and taunt the 6 year old with racial slurs.
1955