Early Life
What grade was Ruby Bridges in when she joined the white school?
1st grade
How many black students passed the test and were allowed to go to a white school?
6 children
How did Ruby react to the mob?
She was calm and ignored them
Ruby Bridges was not allowed to go out to ____ at school.
Go out to recess
Who in Ruby Bridges family was affected by her going to a white school?
All of family
1954
( Brown vs. Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas)
Where is Ruby's teacher from?
Boston
How many teachers were willing to teach Ruby Bridges
One teacher offered to teach Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges had lunch with who.
Mrs. Henry (teacher)
He loses his job
What was the name of the school Ruby attended?
William Franz
Who escorted Ruby to school each day?
US Marshal
What were some of the threats made to Ruby?
poisoning
death
How long did it take the parents of the white students to start sending the children back to William Frantz?
Near the end of the first year
How often would Ruby Bridges have a counselling session?
Once a week
What group informs Ruby's parents that she has passed a placement exam to attend an all-white school?
NAACP
How many African American students that passed the test attended the William Frantz school with Ruby Bridges?
Only Ruby Bridges went to William Frantz school
How does the principal respond to the mob?
She does not care
What caused Mrs. Henry ( Ruby Bridges teacher) to eat lunch with Ruby Bridges?
Ruby Bridges hid her lunch in a closet
What is a life lesson you learned from the movie
answers may vary
When Ruby Bridges arrived at school what were people doing?
Throwing things at Ruby and rioting against her going to a white school.
How many students were in Ruby Bridges class after the 1st week?
Only Ruby Bridges was left in the class
When experience caused Ruby Bridges to start to understand that her race was affecting her school life?
When another student rejected her friendship
How does Ruby cope with the massive racism she experiences?
She ignores it, prays for people and focuses on the positives