Ruby Bridges recounts her experience as a first-grader integrating an all-white school in New Orleans in 1963, including how it affected the rest of her life.
About the Author
Ruby Bridges became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school. Ruby Bridges now works as a lecturer, telling her story to adults and children alike. She lives with her husband and sons in New Orleans, Louisiana.
ISBN: 9780590189231 | Scholastic Press
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