Ruby Bridges is an African-American activist best known for being the first Black child(she was 6 yrs old) to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.(New Orléans, Louisiana) The pictures of her being escorted into the school by marshalls are legendary..
In November 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges Hall became the first African-American child to desegregate an elementary school. Although she only lived a few blocks from the William Frantz Elementary school in New Orléans, Louisiana. Marshals had to escort Ruby because of angry segregationist mobs that gathered in front of the school. For an entire year, she was the only student in her class since white parents pulled their children from the school in protest. She wrote about her experiences in her book THROUGH MY EYES & she’s shared it with future generation in educational forums>>
Her bravery paved the way for the continued civil rights efforts; and at such a young age! I recall seeing her picture when I was a very little girl myself and hearing ‘her’story; yet not truly understanding what it really meant..As she was at the time of her step into the pages of American history; I was too young to really ‘get’ it..Her message then and now is this & it makes absolute sense @ “My message is really that racism has no place in the hearts and minds of our children”<< Quote by Ruby Bridges. I couldn't agree more! IF only all parents felt that way …
Berna's Vibe~The Way I See IT.... 
I can’t help but think about the girl’s parents – that would take some courage (or maybe a little bit of recklessness, too), to send their daughter to a whites-only school where she’d be the subject of harassment, threats, or worse… It’s one thing to risk your own life, like say, Freedom Riders did, but a life of your six year old daughter might be a different thing…
LikeLike
Waving X! You know, I think of her parents also..Knowing how we cherish our children like gold; I don’t know if I could’ve been that UNselfish..Blind faith to the max..In the government to protect their little girl..A government, mind you, that hadn’t been 100% supportive of Blacks in America either..Many don’t know(but I heard more than a story or two from my Daddy how even the Military held racist beliefs backintheday..) I am in awe and eternal debt to parents like the Bridges. If they’d not had blind faith in God, more than likely, I nor my sons, would’ve been privvy to the excellent educational choices that followed..Schools backintheday were not equal. At all and by far..Can you imagine being a 6 year old in a classroom by herself for an entire year??? OMG..knowing but not understanding why other parents kept their children out of class? Blows my mind thinking about that..Could I have let any of my sons be a sacrificial lamb for millions to come behind them??? I could say more on this topic but I’ll stop right there..Honestly, the answer is no. Though it was because of such sacrifices that I’ve got the so-called freedom I have today in America..For that I’m in awe and eternally thankful..And thanks be to God she appears to be a well-rounded and happy person these days..Ruby Bridges rocks!
LikeLike
Our month is almost over. Boo!
=(
LikeLike
Although when Woodson created Negro History Week(which later morphed to Black History Month) his dream was that one day there wouldn’t be a need for a time frame to highlight achievements of Blacks..He hoped, and rightfully so, that one day Our Her/History would be so deeply woven into American History; that there wouldn’t be a need for a week(or month) to celebrate Black accomplishments/achievements to our country..These days? All of us have , and right at our fingertips no less, the ability to learn of our rich roots here in the United States..I endorse it , still, only because it isn’t yet universal. But one day one can only hope/pray it will be..Our day is every day we rise! Woooo hooooo and whoooop whoooop
LikeLike
Yeah!
LikeLike
Waving my C.V. Sista! Send me some of that Cali sunshine that I miss soooo much..Cold snap here all of a sudden…From 80s 2 days ago to 40s this morning
LikeLike
Ah man! It’s raining over here this weekend. =(
But we should be back to 70/80’s next week. YEAH!!
LikeLike
Oh lawd! Say it isn’t so! Or least it never rains where I left from in Southern Cali…I’m so not used to all this rain here!
LikeLike