Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Through My Eyes - Bridges, Ruby
This book was so inspirational and powerful! One thing I loved about this story was how it was told through Ruby`s eyes as a young child. She was going through this event in history, and she really didn`t realize until later on how important it was. On November 14, 1960, as Ruby walked up to the William Frantz Public School, she thought Mardi Gras was going on. She had no idea that all the noise and commotion was really because of the integration of African Americans into the school. She described her first day at the school as "easy", because all she did that day was sit with her mother and wait. The book captured the innocense of this little girl who just wanted to go to school and make friends. It was powerful to read at the end of the story how finally it dawned on her that everything that happened to her was because of the color of her skin.
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I totally agree! At the time, Ruby Bridges did not know that she was involved in one of the biggest movements in the 20th century. I totally agree with your statement that it captured the innocence of Ruby Bridges. I agree that it was very inspirational!
I wonder how much research Ruby Bridges had to do to learn about what she had experienced. Children so rarely understand the impact of what they do.
I wonder how many children do things that impact our lives and we don't even recognize what they've done. I wonder if this was the case with Ruby Bridges. I wonder why so few people from ages 20 - 40 do not think of Ruby Bridges when they think of our civil rights.
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