Ruby Bridges

Gebundenes Buch

Through My Eyes

Beschreibung

Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a 6-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960. An icon of the Civil Rights movement, Ruby chronicles each dramatic step of this pivotal event in history.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholastic Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Altersempfehlung: 9 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 275mm x 243mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9780590189231
• ISBN-10: 0590189239
• Artikelnr.: 21320586