Ruby's mother thought differently. This was the opportunity for Ruby to get the best education for a better job later in life. Eventually, Ruby's mother convinced her father that they needed to, "Take a step forward for her children, not just for her own, but for all black children." On November 14th, 1960, federal marshals drove Ruby Bridges and her mother the five blocks to William Frantz Public School in New Orleans. Federal Marshals had to take Ruby because the city and state police didn't agree with mixing the white and black children and they wouldn't protect her. As she entered the school showing no fear at all, the marshals beside her, and the screaming and shouting surrounding her, Ruby Bridges was the first black child to enter an all-white school in the history of the American South. Ruby was taking a small step for her family, but a giant leap for
Ruby's mother thought differently. This was the opportunity for Ruby to get the best education for a better job later in life. Eventually, Ruby's mother convinced her father that they needed to, "Take a step forward for her children, not just for her own, but for all black children." On November 14th, 1960, federal marshals drove Ruby Bridges and her mother the five blocks to William Frantz Public School in New Orleans. Federal Marshals had to take Ruby because the city and state police didn't agree with mixing the white and black children and they wouldn't protect her. As she entered the school showing no fear at all, the marshals beside her, and the screaming and shouting surrounding her, Ruby Bridges was the first black child to enter an all-white school in the history of the American South. Ruby was taking a small step for her family, but a giant leap for