TylerTown, Mississippi. My parents Lucille and Abon Bridges are sharecroppers which means they farm on the land but don't own it. When I turned four we moved to New Orleans. In New Orleans we lived in a small apartment were I shared a bedroom with my sister and two younger brothers. I went to a all black kindergarden. It was a long walk but I didn't mind I would pass the baker who would give me a friendly wave. I really liked my teacher mrs. king. One day I was asked to take a test, at the time I did not know that it would determine whether or not I would go to a all white school. I was one of the six who passed the test two didn't go and there was three other girls who went to a different school. At first my dad didn't want me to go because off all the protesters but my mum managed to convince him.
Each day these men called federal marshals would take me to school. at first I didn't understand why there were so many people trying to stop me from going to school. every day there would be protesters throwing stones at me. Most of the other children were taken out of school even the people who did not protest had to take there children out of school because it wasn't safe. I was the only black child in the school and the only child in the year. I had a white teacher called mrs. Henry.
Even though there were loads of protesters there was also a few people who would send money to pay the bills and gifts of encouragement.
Hear Ruby Bridges talk about her experience here
before you go please take a minute of your time to listen to this song about Ruby Bridges here.
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