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Category: Biography
"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing."

This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.

"Ford's moving watercolor paintings...capture the...warmth of Ruby's family and community, the immense powers against her, and her shining inner strength." --Booklist

:: Disney's Ruby Bridges
:: Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges
:: Scholastic Reader Level 2: Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
:: Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
:: Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad

- Prejudice & Racism - Historical - People of Color