1. Ruby Bridges By: Landry Brown tws3d.com

2. Introduction This slide show will tell you how tough Ruby was. How she fought through all the pain. How she never gave up. tws3d.com

3. A- angry On Ruby’s first day at the all white school a bunch of angry white parents were gathering outside of the school. tws3d.com nola.com

4. B- birth Ruby was born on September 8, 1954 in Tyler town, Mississippi. tws3d.com http://www.blackyouthproject.com

5. C- chosen Ruby was one of the few that were chosen to take part of an important event. She was chosen to go all by herself in the first grade. Her parent were very proud of her. tws3d.com http://www.myneworleans.com

6. D- death Ruby never died yet. She is still alive. tws3d.com

7. E- education Black children were not able to receive the same education as white children. tws3d.com http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com

8. F- first grade Ruby was one of the 6 girls who got sent to a all white school. She went to one all by herself. She was in the first grade and hade no friends to play or learn with. But she still went. tws3d.com

9. G- god Ruby’s parents wanted her and her siblings to be close to god. They went to church every Sunday. tws3d.com http://goodbooksforkidshost.com

10. H- Henry Mrs. Henry was Ruby’s teacher. She was the new teacher at the school and agreed to teach Ruby. Ruby and Mrs. Henry sat side by side everyday. tws3d.com http://www.edusolution.com

11. I- insults Ruby had insults yelled at her everyday. Her mom told her to keep praying. wordpress.com tws3d.com

12. J- jerk All the people who spit and yelled were big jerks. tws3d.com

13. K- kind Even if all those people yelled her family, friends and teacher were all kind to her. That kept her going. tws3d.com http://www.negroartist.com

14. L- little soldier One of her escorts called her a little soldier because she never cried when everybody was yelling at her. She just marched on. tws3d.com http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com

15. M- moving In 1957 Ruby moved to New Orleans when she was 6 so she could be part of the integration of the New Orleans school system. tws3d.com

16. N- negative The people were all negative. They did not think Ruby was smart enough to go to a white school. http://www.lightspeedsystems.com/Archive/WebsiteDetails.aspx?domain=blackmediamine.blogspot.com tws3d.com

17. O- officers Officers had to protect Ruby from the hateful people. tws3d.com

18. P- prayer Everyday she said the same prayer before and after school about the people who hated her: Please, God, try to forgive those people, because even if they say those bad things, They don’t know what they’re doing. So you could forgive them, just like you did those folks a long time ago when they said terrible things about You. tws3d.com

19. Q- quote Ruby’s mother quoted- “Our Ruby taught us all a lot. She became someone who helped change our country. She was part of history, just like generals and presidents are part of history. They’re leaders, and so was Ruby. She led us away from hate, and she led us nearer to knowing each other, the white folks and the black folks. tws3d.com

20. R- racism Everyday Ruby had to walk past all the racist people. One women threatened to poison her. She could only eat food from home. Somebody took a black doll and put it in a wooden coffin. tws3d.com

21. S- surrounded Ruby was surrounded by police everyday she walked into school. She had to be because of the hateful whites that yelled and threw stuff at her. http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2009/02/11/mn-voices-no-opening-night-jitters-newest-star-carter-family.html tws3d.com

22. T- two boys Later on two white boys came back to school to get education. White parents were mad but they did send their kids back to school. tws3d.com http://www.myneworleans.com

23. U- understand Some people did NOT understand that everybody should be treated the same. tws3d.com

24. V- vanish Ruby sometimes just wanted to vanish so people would just leave her alone. http://bookboxdaily.scholastic.com/2011/12/15/january-dollar-books-2/ruby-bridges tws3d.com

25. W- weeks Weeks went on but Ruby kept fighting. tws3d.com

26. Ruby was XI when she first went to the all white school. wordpress.com X- XI tws3d.com

27. Y- yelling Ruby had to listen to all the people yelling at her. Some people even spit on her. tws3d.com

28. Z- zeal Ruby was a very enthusiastic girl. She always tried. http://blog.frenchtoastgirl.com/2010/03/illustration-friday-brave.shtmls. tws3d.com

29. Conclusion Ruby Bridges was a amazing girl. She showed us we are the same. She was a great part of American history. tws3d.com

30. Work Cited http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/pe ople/activists.jsphttp://www.biography.com/blackhistory/pe ople/activists.jsp tws3d.com