Teaching Ruby Bridges in William Frantz Elementary School
Henry had gone to Girls' Latin School in Boston, where “we learned… to appreciate and enjoy our important commonalities, amid our external differences of class, community, or color.” She had taught in overseas military dependents' schools, which were integrated.[2] Henry and her husband had been in New Orleans for two months when the superintendent called to offer her a teaching position. When Henry asked if the job was in a school that would be integrated, the superintendent replied, “Would that make any difference to you?” She said no.[3]
On the first day of the school year in 1960, Henry's and Bridges' relentless refusal to be intimidated caused them to become renowned figures in the American civil rights battle. As soon as Bridges got into the school, white parents went in and brought their own children out; all but one of the white teachers also refused to teach while a black child was enrolled. Only Barbara Henry was willing to teach Bridges, and for more than a year Mrs. Henry taught her alone, "as if she were teaching a whole class." That first day, Ruby and her adult companions spent the entire day in the principal's office; the chaos of the school prevented their moving to the classroom until the second day. Ruby Bridges was initially apprehensive upon meeting Henry for the first time, recalling later that "Even though there were mobs outside that school every day for a whole year, the person that greeted me every morning was [my teacher], a white woman, who actually risked her life as well",[4] and "I had never seen a white teacher before, but Mrs. Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had. She tried very hard to keep my mind off what was going on outside. But I couldn't forget that there were no other kids."[5]
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^Gerstein, Josh. "Art sends rare W.H. message on race". POLITICO. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^McCluskey, Eileen (2002). "Ruby Bridges evokes tears, smiles as she tells her tale". Harvard University Gazette (April 25, 2002). Retrieved August 27, 2011.
^Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (February 18, 1997). "A Class of One: A Conversation with Ruby Bridges Hall". Online PBS NewsHour.
Further reading
Bridges Hall, Ruby. Through My Eyes, Scholastic Press, 1999. (ISBN0590189239)
Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges, Scholastic Press, 1995. (ISBN0590572814)
Steinbeck, John. Travels with Charley in Search of America, Viking Adult, 1962. (ISBN0670725080)
The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v. Board of Education, John Wiley & Sons, 2004. (ISBN0471649260)
"The Courage to Learn. (Ruby Bridges and teacher Barbara Henry) (Interview)", Instructor (1990), August 1, 2001, Renwick, Lucille
External links
'Barbara Henry - An Oasis of Love & Light in a Desert of Hatred & Ignorance'
'PBS story'
Ruby Bridges (1998 TV movie)
January 06, 2023
barbara, henry, born, 1932, retired, american, teacher, most, notable, teaching, ruby, bridges, first, african, american, child, attend, white, william, frantz, elementary, school, located, orleans, born, 1932, 1932, west, roxbury, boston, massachusetts, natio. Barbara Henry born May 1 1932 1 is a retired American teacher most notable for teaching Ruby Bridges the first African American child to attend the all white William Frantz Elementary School located in New Orleans Barbara HenryBorn 1932 05 01 May 1 1932 age 90 West Roxbury Boston Massachusetts U S NationalityAmericanEducationGirls Latin SchoolOccupationTeacherYears active1960 retiredKnown forTeaching Ruby Bridges in William Frantz Elementary SchoolHenry had gone to Girls Latin School in Boston where we learned to appreciate and enjoy our important commonalities amid our external differences of class community or color She had taught in overseas military dependents schools which were integrated 2 Henry and her husband had been in New Orleans for two months when the superintendent called to offer her a teaching position When Henry asked if the job was in a school that would be integrated the superintendent replied Would that make any difference to you She said no 3 On the first day of the school year in 1960 Henry s and Bridges relentless refusal to be intimidated caused them to become renowned figures in the American civil rights battle As soon as Bridges got into the school white parents went in and brought their own children out all but one of the white teachers also refused to teach while a black child was enrolled Only Barbara Henry was willing to teach Bridges and for more than a year Mrs Henry taught her alone as if she were teaching a whole class That first day Ruby and her adult companions spent the entire day in the principal s office the chaos of the school prevented their moving to the classroom until the second day Ruby Bridges was initially apprehensive upon meeting Henry for the first time recalling later that Even though there were mobs outside that school every day for a whole year the person that greeted me every morning was my teacher a white woman who actually risked her life as well 4 and I had never seen a white teacher before but Mrs Henry was the nicest teacher I ever had She tried very hard to keep my mind off what was going on outside But I couldn t forget that there were no other kids 5 The court ordered first day of integrated schools in New Orleans November 14 1960 was commemorated by Norman Rockwell in the painting The Problem We All Live With 6 References Edit Martin Teacher Deborah Carlino Twitter May 2 2022 Retrieved May 2 2022 Barbara Henry Addresses the School Archived from the original on October 2 2011 Retrieved August 29 2011 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help MacDonald Bridget January 20 2010 West Roxbury s Barbara Henry taught Ruby Bridges during Civil Rights era Roslindale Transcript 103 Archived from the original on November 11 2012 Retrieved August 29 2011 Gerstein Josh Art sends rare W H message on race POLITICO Retrieved 27 November 2020 McCluskey Eileen 2002 Ruby Bridges evokes tears smiles as she tells her tale Harvard University Gazette April 25 2002 Retrieved August 27 2011 Hunter Gault Charlayne February 18 1997 A Class of One A Conversation with Ruby Bridges Hall Online PBS NewsHour Further reading EditBridges Hall Ruby Through My Eyes Scholastic Press 1999 ISBN 0590189239 Coles Robert The Story of Ruby Bridges Scholastic Press 1995 ISBN 0590572814 Steinbeck John Travels with Charley in Search of America Viking Adult 1962 ISBN 0670725080 The Unfinished Agenda of Brown v Board of Education John Wiley amp Sons 2004 ISBN 0471649260 The Courage to Learn Ruby Bridges and teacher Barbara Henry Interview Instructor 1990 August 1 2001 Renwick LucilleExternal links Edit Barbara Henry An Oasis of Love amp Light in a Desert of Hatred amp Ignorance PBS story Ruby Bridges Foundation Ruby Bridges 1998 TV movie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Henry amp oldid 1106269126, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
