Erik Uden => [email protected]Apr 4, 2023

Tell your kids about Ruby Bridges, the first black child at an all-white public elementary school in Louisiana.

She turned 68 last year.

She’s only 68.

68.

Show threadRyuno-KiApr 4, 2023

@Erik
👆 @herstorypod Might even possible to interview if I read the comments here correctly.

(I have no idea who she is. Perhaps someone here might be so kind to explain in what form knowledge about her is spread)

Show threadherstorypod

@RyunoKi @Erik As a six year old, Ruby Bridges was the first black student at her Elementary School in New Orleans. That was in 1960 and she had to walk past white protesters (a lot of them women) who hurled vile comments and threats towards her.
I wrote about Ruby Bridges a few years ago for Der Spiegel:

https://www.spiegel.de/geschichte/ruby-bridges-new-orleans-1960-das-maedchen-und-der-rassistische-mob-a-af1d08c1-86f0-47b7-aed4-5782ce2ff12a?sara_ref=re-so-app-sh

Rassismus in den USA: Das Mädchen und der Mob

Nur mit Eskorte konnte die Sechsjährige zum Unterricht: Ruby Bridges war 1960 die erste Afroamerikanerin an ihrer Schule in New Orleans. Davor lauerte eine aggressive Meute, feindselige Frauen machten ihr das Leben zur Hölle.

DER SPIEGEL
Apr 4, 2023 at 5:53pmWeb
Show threadRyuno-KiApr 4, 2023

@herstorypod
Strong stuff 😨

Another of those subjects that we have never had in school.

English had USA as subject, but that was watching a DVD/VHS most of the time 😿

@Erik

Show threadErik Uden => [email protected]Apr 5, 2023
I am impressed! Reading this article made me learn a lot I didn’t even know yet - thank you for your incredible work!!
Show threadherstorypodApr 5, 2023
@Erik @RyunoKi thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻