Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
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"Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story" is a children's autobiographical picture book in which civil rights icon Ruby Bridges recounts her experience as one of the first Black children to integrate an all-white elementary school in the American South.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical book
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children's book ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
inspire empathy in young readers
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provide an accessible introduction to civil rights history ⓘ |
| author | Ruby Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ruby Bridges' real-life experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
federal marshals escorting Ruby Bridges to school
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hostile crowds protesting school integration ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
character education
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teaching civil rights history ⓘ teaching diversity and inclusion ⓘ |
| features | photographs of Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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children's literature ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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elementary school students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ruby Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | first-person account of school integration by a child participant ⓘ |
| portraysEvent |
enforcement of Brown v. Board of Education
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integration of an all-white elementary school ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Story of Ruby Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingInstitution | William Frantz Elementary School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
African American history
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civil rights movement ⓘ courage ⓘ racial integration in education ⓘ racism ⓘ school desegregation in the United States ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| theme |
bravery in the face of discrimination
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equality ⓘ historical memory ⓘ overcoming prejudice ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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Civil Rights Era ⓘ |
| usedIn | school curricula in the United States ⓘ |
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