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1) Through my eyes

Author

Bridges, Ruby

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

1999

Language

English

Description

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Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.

2) This is your time

Author

Bridges, Ruby

Pub. Date

2020

Language

English

Description

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Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges--who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans--shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.

3) The life of Ruby Bridges

Author

Raum, Elizabeth

Series

Change maker biographies

Publisher

Amicus

Pub. Date

[2020]

Language

English

Description

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"This book for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker's life. Full-color photographs and a timeline depict each step in the road to change, from Ruby Bridges' early life through her first steps in an all-white school and her struggles against racism. A glossary, further resources, and an index are included"--

4) This little trailblazer: a girl power primer

Author

Holub, Joan

Series

This little

Publisher

Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

Description

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This board book highlights ten memorable female trailblazers.

5) Enough!: 20 protesters who changed America

Author

Easton, Emily

Publisher

Crown Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

Description

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"From Samuel Adams to the students from Parkland, march through history with the heroic revolutionary protesters who changed America. These heroic protesters were not afraid to stand up for what they believed in. They are among the twenty change-makers in this book who used peaceful protests and brave actions to rewrite American history"--Jacket. Nonfiction picture book briefly introduces twenty protesters, including Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta,...

6) Ruby Bridges takes her seat: courageous kid of the civil rights movement

Author

Turner, Myra Faye

Series

Graphic library: courageous kids
Graphic library. Courageous kids
Graphic library courageous kids

Publisher

Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

English

Description

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"When 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, Ruby had to be escorted to school every day by U.S. Marshals. But despite the hateful attitudes of others, Ruby didn't miss a single day of school that year. Discover the incredible bravery of one young Black girl who faced terrible persecution to get...