Thread by @marinamaral2, #OnThisDay in 1960, Ruby Bridges becomes the first Black child to attend [...]

#OnThisDay in 1960, Ruby Bridges becomes the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

Photo colorized by me, original taken by uncredited DOJ photographer.

"The people I passed every morning as I walked up the school's steps were full of hate. They were white, but so was my teacher, who couldn't have been more different from them. She was one of the most loving people I had ever known."

"I remember turning onto the street. I saw barricades and police officers and, just, people everywhere. When I saw all of that, I immediately thought that it was Mardi Gras. I had no idea that they were here to keep me out of the school."

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Ruby Bridges, escorted by U.S. Marshals to attend an all-white school, 1960 by Marina Amaral |...

Ruby Bridges, escorted by U.S. Marshals to attend an all-white school, 1960. Uncredited DOJ photographer.

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Her mom died a few days ago... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/lucille-bridges-dies.html

Lucille Bridges, 86, Dies; Led Her Daughter Across a Color Line

In 1960, Ms. Bridges escorted 6-year-old Ruby to an all-white school in New Orleans under the guard of federal marshals as protesters chanted and threw eggs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/11/us/lucille-bridges-dies.html

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