Ruby Bridges

Chelsea Adams, Katie Day

11 June 2020

This week, the hosts explore the story of Ruby Bridges to contextualize and deepen understanding of issues of racism and segregation in America. A brief overview of Supreme Court cases leading up to Brown v. Board of Education reveals how our relatively recent past is impacting present day events. In studying the story of a 6-year-old girl who led a nation toward the desegregation of public schools, we can start to better understand how systemic forces of racism still attach themselves to our public and private institutions. Chelsea shares what she learned in a reading of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, and Kate shares about ways you can help support anti-racism initiatives around the country. Sources: Black Lives Matter Dred Scott Case Wikipedia Civil Rights Act of 1875 from Encyclopedia Britannica Civil Rights Cases Wikipedia Plessy v. Ferguson Wikipedia Brown v. Board from US Courts Norman Rockwell Painting of Ruby Bridges Wikipedia Robert Coles Wikipedia Ruby Bridges Wikipedia Women's History- Ruby Bridges Barbara Henry Wikipedia In Her Own Words- Barbara Henry Redlining- Wikipedia NPR Interview of Ruby Bridges Podcast - “Culture Wars with Jonathon Van Maren- Interviews Ruby Bridges on Civil Rights History” October 26th 2015 Lessons from Ruby Bridges Monetized YouTube Videos to Support BLM