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Through my eyes the autobiography of Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bridges, Ruby
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scholastic Press, 1999.
Subjects:	Bridges, Ruby > Juvenile nonfiction. African American children > Biography > Juvenile. School integration > Juvenile nonfiction. New Orleans (La.) > Race relations > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
Physical Description:	63 p.: ill.
ISBN:	0590189239 (hc)
Author Notes:	Ruby Bridges is a civil rights icon, activist, author, and speaker who, at the age of six, was the first Black student to integrate William Frantz Elementary, an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Bridges is the recipient of numerous awards, including the NAACP Martin Luther King Award and the Presidential Citizens Medal, and she has received honorary doctorate degrees from Connecticut College; College of New Rochelle; Teachers College, Columbia University; and Tulane University. In 2024, Bridges was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Bridges is also the author of I Am Ruby Bridges ; Through My Eyes ; This Is Your Time ; and Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts . Ruby lives in Louisiana with her family. Learn more at rubybridges.com.