![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Miss Hurley asked her about this in the classroom Ruby said, “I wasn’t talking to them I was praying for them.” Ruby’s prayer ,which she prayed at the beginning and close of each school day, is included, an expanded paraphrase, of Christ’s prayer from the cross. As Miss Hurley watched one morning, Ruby stopped to face the crowd that gathered and seemed to be speaking to them. Her teacher, Miss Hurley (Miss Henry in other references) was always amazed at Ruby’s smile, her hard work, her lack of fear or anxiety. ![]() Each day federal marshals escorted her to her classroom where she sat alone because no white parents would allow their children to attend class with her. Each day crowds of adults gathered to block Ruby’s way, to shout at her, to wave signs and to threaten her, a practice that continued for months. Ruby’s family went to church and prayed to prepare Ruby for an ordeal they could scarcely imagine. Three went to one school Ruby Bridges entered the first grade in the William Frantz Elementary School as the only black child. Summary: In 1960,by order of the federal court, four black children were sent to two of New Orleans’ segregated white schools. For background on this series, please refer to the introductory article found here. This is the first in a series of reviews of biographies for children and young people. ![]()
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