Inspiration for the Black Community: Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridge is one of the most inspirational African Americans in history. She was the first African American student to go to an all-white school. Changed lives for African Americans from that day forward. Ruby bridges is an extremely inspirational person to the black community. She helped both colored communities come together into one, help strengthen black rights, and also help build up the public school community.
Ruby Bridges helped both colored communities come together into one. Ruby bridges were the first African American student in a white school many people didn't like this at first. They had riots and protests to stop this from happening but ruby made a perfect start. People started accepting the idea of having African Americans in their schooling. ¨On Bridges’ second day, Barbara Henry, a young teacher from Boston, began to teach her. The two worked together in -an otherwise vacant classroom for an entire year.¨ People were so disgusted about having an African American child in their school system that they took their children out for the rest of the year. But they slowly accepted that children need to be in school and started to accept African Americans for who they are inside not just outside. Ruby helped the color gap come closer and help people see each other for who they are inside, not just their color. She also helped the nation by letting African Americans into white schools to help strengthen the environment and nation into a better society. These are many reasons why Ruby was an Inspiration for both colored communities she helped reunite then into one.
Ruby Bridges didn't just help colored communities come together but she also helped strengthen black rights in a variety of ways. She did a lot more than help African Americans go to all-white schools. She helped African Americans have same-race restaurants, bathrooms, and even drinking fountains. Ruby was really meaningful and important to the civil rights movement even at the very young age of six. Strengthening black rights is a lifelong goal of hers. She did an extraordinary job and made it open for billions of African Americans to do things they wouldn't be able to do without her. Ruby did help strengthen African American rights in many ways. She made them available to do things that they never even dreamed would happen.
The final thing Ruby did was build up the public school community. Ruby built up the education system if it wasn't for her many worldwide African American stars would not be where they are today. Ruby at the tender age of 6 made it possible for Michael Jordan to be who is today. Trillions of people got better opportunities because of Ruby. We have African American surgeons and doctors saving us every day because they got a better education. Ruby pushed through the death threat and because of her we are living a more positive and healthy lifestyle as a community. Ruby truly strengthened public schools and made it possible for many great stars to be where they are today.
Ruby Bridge was one of the most inspirational people to the African American community. Ruby strengthened black rights and made them open to rights they never believed they would have a chance at. She helped the color communities come together. Finally, she built up the public school system and made it possible for many of her idols to be where they are today. Ruby's parents would have said No is daughter isn't going to risk her life and go to a white school. Many things wouldn't be the same if the nation would be divided and would make everyone's life so much harder.
Ruby Bridge was one of the most inspirational people to the African American community. Ruby strengthened black rights and made them open to rights they never believed they would have a chance at. She helped the color communities come together. Finally, she built up the public school system and made it possible for many of her idols to be where they are today. Ruby's parents would have said No is daughter isn't going to risk her life and go to a white school. Many things wouldn't be the same if the nation would be divided and would make everyone's life so much harder.
