When ruby was four years old her family moved to new orleans.
Ruby bridges story for kids.
On november 14 1960 she was escorted to class by her mother and u s.
Bridges was the eldest of eight children born into poverty in the state of mississippi.
When she was four years old her family moved to new orleans.
Ruby bridges grew up on a small farm in tylertown mississippi.
Ruby nell bridges hall born september 8 1954 is an american civil rights activist.
Her parents were sharecroppers meaning they farmed the land but didn t own it.
Ruby bridges was six when she became the first african american child to integrate a white southern elementary school.