Ruby Bridges

thumb 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. Quotes You cannot look at a person and tell whether they're good or bad. . Kelly Foxnov - Nov 13, 2024 Racism is a grown-up disease, and we must stop using our children to spread it. Ruby Bridges speaking at Memorial Church on April 18, 2002 Good and evil comes in all shades and colors... evil is not prejudiced.... evil just needs an opportunity to work through you.... All of us, no matter what we look like, we all have a common enemy, and that is evil. If we don't understand that and come together, then evil will win. Ruby Bridges speaking at Memorial Church on April 18, 2002 External links Category:21st-century African-American women Category:Civil rights activists Category:Women activists from the United States Category:1954 births Category:Women born in the 1950s Category:Living people Category:People from Mississippi