Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Senate Resolution 59 officially proclaims November 14 as our state's Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.
The Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is a day to
- Learn about and draw inspiration from the story of Ruby Bridges,
- Put Joy, Solidarity, and Action into play by taking Ruby's advice to "be kind, help each other out, and say no to all forms of bullying" and
- Join the nationwide movement to hold a Day of Dialogue in our community.
Background:
On November 14, 1960, at the tender age of six, Ruby Bridges became the first African American student to integrate into an elementary school in the South. Her simple but courageous act of showing up for school each day played an important part in the civil rights movement.
