Ruby Bridges Age Today

Her struggle was the subject of the 1998 tv movie ruby bridges.

Ruby bridges age today.

She is the subject of a 1964 painting the problem we all live with by norman rockwell. She was the first african american child to desegregate the all white william frantz elementary school in louisiana during the new orleans school desegregation crisis on 14 november 1960. She was immortalized in norman rockwell s painting entitled the problem we all live with in 1964. She married to malcolm hall and had four sons by him.

She shared her story on selena gomez s instagram account. Born on september 8 1954 bridges was the oldest of five children for lucille and abon bridges farmers in tylertown mississippi. In 1960 ruby bridges became the first african american child to attend an all white. 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.

In 1960 as a 6 year old ruby bridges became the first black child to integrate a previously segregated school in new orleans. Ruby nell bridges at age 6 was the first african american child to attend william franz elementary school in new orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation of public schools.