Honoring the courage and Legacy of Ruby Bridges by Recognizing November 14th as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in the City of Philadelphia.

Honoring the courage and Legacy of Ruby Bridges by Recognizing November 14th as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in the City of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges was one of six Black children to pass the test that determined whether they could go to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, LA; and WHEREAS, Of the six children who passed the test, two of the children decided to stay at their old school, and Ruby Bridges went to William Frantz Elementary School by herself, as the only African American student to attend the school; and WHEREAS, E veryday U.S. Marshals had to escort young Ruby and her mother to school where a crowd of people who didn’t want her at the school accosted her; and WHEREAS, As soon as Ruby Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out, and all the teachers except one refused to teach while a black child was enrolled in the school; and WHEREAS, Barbara Henry, originally from Boston, MA was the only teacher that would teach Ruby Bridges and for the entire year Ms. Henry taught Ruby Bridges alone in the classroom; and WHEREAS, There were threats to poison Ruby’s food, so the U.S. Marshals assigned to protect her only allowed her to eat food brought from home; and WHEREAS, The threats to Ruby extended to her family as well. Her father lost his job and the grocery store where the family shopped would no longer let them shop there, and her grandparents who were sharecroppers …