Ruby Bridges' Teacher's Impact
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Civil Rights Symbol Ruby Bridges Writes Love Letter to Teacher That Helped Her in Tumultuous First Grade

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Ruby Bridges became the first black student to integrate William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960 .
She was the only pupil in her class during the entire first year .
Her teacher, Barbara Henry , made a commitment to Ruby even though other teachers were resigning from their jobs in protest or flat-out refusing to work with a black child.
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