PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
U.S. Marshalls
|
|
|
FBI
|
|
|
The President of the U.S.
|
|
|
The school’s principal
|
Detailed explanation-1: -On November 14, 1960, at the age of six, Ruby became the very first African American child to attend the all-white public William Frantz Elementary School. Ruby and her Mother were escorted by federal marshals to the school.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ruby Bridges-First Black Child to Integrate an All-White Elementary School in the South. On November 14, 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges changed history and became the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South.
Detailed explanation-3: -After 53 years, Ruby Bridges met with Marshal Charles Burks, who walked her to school during school integration in 1960’s Louisiana. 53 years ago, most of the world was viewed in black and white. Much of the nation was against the integration of schools.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the tender age of six, Ruby Bridges advanced the cause of civil rights in November 1960 when she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South.