Ruby Bridges

Alexis Olmstead

Birth – Date and Place

• September 8, 1954

• Tylertown, Mississippi

Family

• Her family moved to New Orleans

• She had many brothers and sister

Early Childhood Life

• She went to court and they said she had to go to a white only school by herself

Education

• She went to school for about a month

Accomplishments and Awards

• She went to school all by herself

Obstacles Ruby Bridges Overcame

• When she went to school she was all alone

• People wanted to hurt her but she didn’t bother to say anything

Why I think Ruby Bridges is a hero

• She went to school by herself, nobody to even talk to

Famous Quotes

• “Don’t follow the path go where there is no path and start a trail”

Death – Date and Place

• Still alive

Other Interesting Facts

• She went to her new school on November 24, 1960

Bibliography

• Barbara Delinsky; Through My Eyes

• www.rubybridgesfacts.com