Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
Biography (nonfiction), 365 words, Spanish Level I (Grade 1), Lexile 660L
Ruby Bridges shares information about the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite protests and threats, Ruby continued going to school. Her courage opened the way for other Black children to attend schools previously closed to them.
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