Newsletter Special Edition: Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
11/12/2024 11:40 am
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Ruby Bridges Walk To School Day:Thursday, November 14, 2024 |
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day (RBWTSD) is the perfect opportunity to teach children about the civil rights movement and make connections to today’s collective efforts for change. RBWTSD gives children the chance to celebrate Ruby’s courage by walking to school. The BCS PTA is encouraging all BCS students to participate by walking to school on Thursday and using some of the resources below to learn more about Ruby's story.
You can read more about how Ruby Bridges' Walk to School Day began on our PTA website and learn more about Ruby's life and the history of segregation in Portland at the resources below.
Resources
- Read Ruby Head High: Ruby Bridges' First Day of School - no cost access to this beautiful children's e-book thanks to The Creative Company
- Read more of Ruby's biography at Biography.com
- Listen to this Scholastic Reads Podcast, Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges on the Struggle for Racial Justice.
- Learn more about Portland's history of segregated neighborhoods and desegregation within school districts by watching Our Story: Portland Through an African American Lens provided by Multnomah County Library, and by visiting Racing to Change: Oregon's Civil Rights Years a virtual exhibit presented by Oregon Black Pioneers.
