Talk:Ruby Bridges/Archive 1

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On May 14, 2010, the school she desegregated was renamed in her honor. It is now "Ruby Bridges Elementary."

The news release from the office of the mayor of New Orleans can be seen at: http://www.cityofno.com/pg-1-66-press-releases.aspx?pressid=5801

Exhibit
just this week end(oct.28-29)i was at the indianapolis childrens museum to see the norman rockwell exhibit. the star of the show was his original painting of "the problem we all live with". i recommend this exhibit to anyone in the indianapolis area through jan 16 2005. i think it then goes to san francisco for its only other u.s. stop. rockwell's painting inspired me to look for more info on ruby bridges. thanks for having what i needed. 12.160.149.10 14:51, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

wikify tag
I've removed the wikify tag from this article, as I can't tell what further wikifications need to be done. - squibix 15:16, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Removed non-fair-use image
I've removed the image of Rockwell's "The Problem We All Live With". Absent critical commentary of Ruby Bridges' depiction in the painting, it is unlikely use of the painting in this article is covered under fair use. Sagsaw (talk) 04:06, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:25, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
 *  JGHowes talk  -  18:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

request for edit to improve clarity
This:

''She went to a school by herself while the other five children went somewhere else. Six students were chosen; however, two students decided to stay at their old school, and three were transferred to Mcdonough.''

is confusing, both in terms of chronological sequence, and syntactically. I propose instead:

Six students were chosen; however, two students decided to stay at their old school, and the other three were transferred to Mcdonough, so she went to a school by herself. 80.43.255.235 (talk) 11:14, 16 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you, yes, it was very muddled. I've rewritten the whole paragraph, because there was some repetition, and the "however" and the "so" were unnecessary. I hope that suits. --Stfg (talk) 14:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2014
The other school desegregated is misspelled. It was McDonogh 19 Elementary School - no "u" in the name.

68.11.113.245 (talk) 03:48, 3 November 2014 (UTC) Source - records of New Orleans Public Schools03:48, 3 November 2014 (UTC)03:48, 3 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 04:04, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Accuracy of firsts
 I have asked for a citation for the statment that Bridges was "the first African American child to attend a white school in Louisiana". Certainly important in desegregating public schools, but was there not a single instance of African Americans who went to previously all white schools during the Reconstruction era? Also, for the post Brown v Board era, I was under the impression that some Catholic and progressive private schools started desegregating before the public schools. -- Infrogmation 15:51, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

My name is Lenn, I am concerned with this quote as well. About three years ago, I had the honor of meeting Ruby Bridges when she presented to a school on Long Island. I recall her saying that there were three other African American children who went to white schools at the same time she did, but they went together to a different school, while she was the only one to go ALONE. Ruby Bridges herself said this, but I have no reference in in writing... — Preceding unsigned comment added by User talk:Lenn.n.n (talk • contribs)

My wife's family probably take the honor of being first black kids integrated into an all white school. It made national news and it happened years before Ruby Bridges. Sort of sad that she takes that honor despite these poor black kids in Griffin Kentucky breaking the way years earlier. http://archive.courier-journal.com/article/20100202/NEWS01/2010388/Black-History-Month-July-1955-Griffin-School — Preceding unsigned comment added by Realengr (talk • contribs) 19:06, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2015
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In your info it says she is 60 but she is actually 61 ½
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Edgars2007  (talk/contribs) 17:02, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 August 2015
Please add a reference for "court-ordered first day of integrated schools in New Orleans, November 14, 1960", citing. Inkwzitv (talk) 18:51, 2 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi, I've fixed the dead link for PBS instead. Stickee (talk) 23:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2017
216.51.226.73 (talk) 16:10, 12 January 2017 (UTC) ruby bridges was only 6 when sent to the school there was one other girl that was suppose to go with her
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Ruby Bridges
Ruby was born in Tylertown, Mississippi. she was known as the first African American child to desegregate the all white William Frantz elementary school in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960. now back then, girls and boys, people judged by skin color, and also know to not judge by skin color. Ok back on with the learning! Ruby's family was Abon (the dad) Lucille (the mom) and she had three sons, Craig,Sean,and Christopher. she was married to someone named Malcolm. now, three words to describe her would be smart,kind, and she had courage. her occupation is philanthropist activist. she went to Tulane university when she was older. well, that's all i have for now! see yall later! ~Bree. Hi Bree, your welcome for the corrections — Preceding unsigned comment added by Breewolf62i (talk • contribs) 01:05, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2019
theres something you forgot about Me! Amin Hajiali (talk) 17:36, 15 January 2019 (UTC)
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"Bridges" or "Bridges Hall"?
Which form is preferred for referring to her in the "adult life" section? It makes sense to use "Bridges Hall", since that's the name she goes by; at the same time, with the article title as it is will it be confusing for readers to deal with the name change? Right now the section has, actually, three variations of her name, because there's also one instance of "Hall"; clearly we need some consistency. squibix (talk)  11:59, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I settled on "Bridges Hall", with a mention of the name change leading the section. squibix  (talk)  13:39, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Article was still convoluted w/ numerous different name representations including repetitions of first-name only contrary to MoS. Simply "Bridges" clearly identifies the subject of this bio article w/o ambiguity. --IHTS (talk) 14:00, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Ruby Bridges Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2020
Official Website Link for Ruby Bridges: www.rubybridges.com 68.118.28.163 (talk) 18:12, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done ~ Amkgp  💬  18:43, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Ruby Bridges Semi-protected edit request on 4 September 2020
Please add the following to the Awards and Honors section:

On Dec 9th 2020 Ruby Bridges Elementary, a new school built in Washington's North Shore School District, was named in Ruby Bridges honor. The school was named after suggestions from the community were taken with the final selection being made by the the school district board (1). The school will provide facilities for up to 500 students. The school officially opened for its first day of classes on 2nd Sept 2020. Ruby Bridges herself surprised students by remotely joining a school virtual assembly (2).

references (1) https://www.nsd.org/n/~board/district-news/post/northshores-newest-elementary-school-is-named-ruby-bridges-elementary (2) https://www.nsd.org/n/~board/district-news/post/ruby-bridges-makes-surprise-appearance?fbclid=IwAR0EaqyHbnjFnB14QE_xs3cshNIYVeq7FXdX0spq9kEnwxFyk7LS76vRH-w
 * ✅ without the unnecessary detail. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 15:05, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2021
A later movie about Ruby Bridges is Building Bridges. 111.220.31.129 (talk) 21:16, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2021
Ruby Bridges was an African American woman.She was born in 1954.She marked history because, she was the first black woman to go to elementary school in Louisiana on November 14, 1960.For Ruby it was very difficult to go to school because the local people attacked her. She was escorted by USMarshalls because it was very difficult for her to go to school.Ruby was little, she was innocent.She thought it was "mardi gras".Ruby was the victim of racist insult.She inspired many artists. 2A01:E0A:5B7:3080:2876:E358:AD42:26A9 (talk) 17:34, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2021
Her date of death is missing! Nov. 10th 2020 72.179.176.9 (talk) 17:05, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  TG HL ↗  17:29, 29 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Ruby's mom Lucille died in November 2020. Ruby is still living. I think some of the confusion here is because an article created about Lucille after her death was deleted, and there is a redirect from Lucille's name to the article on Ruby. Hope this helps. NOLA1982 (talk) 18:09, 29 April 2021 (UTC)