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She had gone to a school that they had made a trouble to get into because since she was African American they did not wont her to get in but she did get in and many people hatted her.She had left that all aside and when she started to grow up she still went to school and did what she wanted to do.She had protested to change the rules on how African american kids should both go to school together without any problems.
Childhood
She was born in the 8th of September of 1954 in Mississippi.When she 6 years old she had attended school in an all white kids.She was born in the year that they supreme court had declared school segregation to end.She was choosen to take the quiz to enter and see of she was capable of entering.She went into the school and many people thought it was something crazy and they said many things about her and hated her decision.
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Education
Many people thought she would not be educated in the school for who she was.One teacher was so nice(Barbra Henry) decided that she was going to teach her.Many times were hard because they would say racist things about her and she would have a hard time.
Family
During the time she was in school the family had suffered a lot. Her dad had lost his job.Her grandparents had been sent to land to be sharecroppers for a long time.They were banned from the place they had shopped.She had shown stress and she would start to act weirdShe would got to child psychologist Dr.Robert Coles and he started to talk to her and see what was going on.
Career
She is a author and she has written many books about her life and other topics.She is a civil rights activist that is helping other African americans and make rights for them and be respected.
Ruby bridges accomplishments
She has earned a medal of Presidential Citizen Medal for been someone strong and with her courage.She gets a section on the Children's Museum of Indianapolis refering to all her great work and what she had done. She brought schools together to accept all kids of any color.
Bibliography
"Ruby Bridges." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. "Ruby Bridges." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
2)Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition)
Turner, Myra Faye. "Ruby bridges." Appleseeds Feb. 2008: 12+. Research in Context. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
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