In addition to facing screaming crowds, Ruby Bridges encountered hostility from white parents who withdrew their children from the school to prevent their children from attending classes with her. She also faced the threat of violence, as there were numerous protests and acts of aggression aimed at her simply for being a Black student attending a previously all-white school.
Read the following article: "Ruby Bridges".
Ruby Bridges is an important figure in the history of education in America.
She was a very courageous, or brave, child. At only six years old, she walked past screaming crowds and went to school every day.
List 2 other examples of the adversity that she faced by going to William Frantz Elementary School.
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