Ruby Bridges

Ruby Nell Bridges Hall (born September 8, 1954) is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960. She is the subject of a 1964 painting, The Problem We All Live With, by Norman Rockwell.

For the 1998 television film, see Ruby Bridges (film).

Ruby Bridges
Bridges in 2011
Born
Ruby Nell Bridges

(1954-09-08) September 8, 1954
Tylertown, Mississippi, U.S.
Occupation(s)Philanthropist, activist
Websitewww.rubybridges.com
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