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Ruby Bridges was the first African American child to attend an all-white school. This happened in Louisiana in 1960. She had to be escorted to school by federal marshals. Most of the white parents pulled their children out of school. Many of the teachers refused to teach. Barbara Henry from Massachusetts agreed to teach Ruby Bridges. There were even people threatening to poison the child so Ruby could only eat food she brought from home.

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