Ruby Bridges Foundation
Ruby had thought that what she did was not really that important, and she never would think about what she went through; however, that changed when in the early 1990s. Ruby's brother died due to a drug related shooting. This was a life altering event for Ruby. Her brother's daughters went to William Frantz, so she would drop them off there everyday for school since her brother could not. It was then that she noticed the issues facing children and adults in urban areas. She also began to put her past experiences into perspective. The neighborhood around William Frantz had more poverty and crime rates, so she started volunteering at William Frantz because she didn't want the school to become segregated again. Because of her inspiration to help kids acheive their hopes and dreams, she established the Ruby Bridges Foundation. The Ruby Bridges foundation had a vision to give kids an equal opportunity to succeed. She began to accomplish her vision at William Frantz by opening an after school multi-cultural art club. She then went to other schools to promote cultural understanding through community service so that racism can hopefully be eliminated. Her foundation is still running today, and she now travels with her teacher from elementary school, Mrs. Henry, to talk about her story and ways to eliminate racism.
A report put out by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at the University of Albany suggests that some school districts are showing a trend of increasing school segregation. Lets's hope that Foundations such as Ruby Bridges' will work hard to achieve complete integration and provide all children with an opportunity for equal education.
A report put out by the Lewis Mumford Center for Comparative Urban and Regional Research at the University of Albany suggests that some school districts are showing a trend of increasing school segregation. Lets's hope that Foundations such as Ruby Bridges' will work hard to achieve complete integration and provide all children with an opportunity for equal education.