Carter G. Woodson Book Award
2 appearances
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Edition 27 (2000) Winner
Ruby Nell Bridges Hall
ルビー・ネル・ブリッジズ・ホール
Rubī Neru Burijjizu Hōru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954-09-08 （Tylertown, Mississippi, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Born in Tylertown, Mississippi; moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, in childhood → Lived in Eastern New Orleans (home damaged by Hurricane Katrina) → Resident of New Orleans (adulthood)
Career
- Occupations
- civil rights activist, philanthropist, author, speaker
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Ruby Bridges Foundation (Chair)
- Influenced By
- Robert Coles (child psychiatrist)
- Influenced
- Children, educators, and subsequent generations of civil rights activists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | United States |
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Country:
United States
Graduated from a desegregated high school; worked as a travel agent for 15 years before becoming a full-time parent and activist.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Carter G. Woodson Book Award | Through My Eyes | — | National Council for the Social Studies | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Honorary Deputy U.S. Marshal | — | — | United States Marshals Service | 授与 |
| 2001 | Presidential Citizens Medal | — | — | The White House (United States) | 授与 |
| 2016 | John Steinbeck Award | — | — | San Jose State University | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Honorary degree (Connecticut College) | — | — | Connecticut College | 授与（名誉学位） |
| 2012 | Honorary degree (Tulane University) | — | — | Tulane University | 授与（名誉学位） |
| 2023 | Robert Coles Call of Service Award | — | — | Phillips Brooks House Association (Harvard University) | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame | — | — | National Women's Hall of Fame | 殿堂入り |
Carter G. Woodson Book Award
2000
Work:
Through My Eyes
Organization:
National Council for the Social Studies
Result:
受賞
Honorary Deputy U.S. Marshal
2000
Organization:
United States Marshals Service
Result:
授与
Presidential Citizens Medal
2001
Organization:
The White House (United States)
Result:
授与
John Steinbeck Award
2016
Organization:
San Jose State University
Result:
受賞
Honorary degree (Connecticut College)
1995
Organization:
Connecticut College
Result:
授与（名誉学位）
Honorary degree (Tulane University)
2012
Organization:
Tulane University
Result:
授与（名誉学位）
Robert Coles Call of Service Award
2023
Organization:
Phillips Brooks House Association (Harvard University)
Result:
受賞
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
2024
Organization:
National Women's Hall of Fame
Result:
殿堂入り
Awards & Nominations
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Through My Eyes
1999 Memoir / Children's literatureA children's-oriented memoir recounting her childhood experiences, particularly her integration of William Frantz Elementary School and the related discrimination and courage.
civil rightscourageeducationconfronting discrimination
Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story
2009 Children's bookA children's book based on true events, presenting Ruby's experience of going to school in a way accessible to young readers.
educationequalitycourage
This Is Your Time
2020 Memoir / InspirationalReflects on her experiences and conveys messages about confronting discrimination and inspiring younger generations.
hopeactioneducation
I Am Ruby Bridges: How One Six-Year-Old Girl's March to School Changed the World
2022 Children's bookA children's picture-book-style work illustrating how a six-year-old girl's march to school influenced the world.
historical educationdiversitycourage
Bibliography
- Through My Eyes (1999)
- Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story (2009)
- This Is Your Time (2020)
- I Am Ruby Bridges: How One Six-Year-Old Girl's March to School Changed the World (2022)
Adaptations
- TV film 'Ruby Bridges' (1998)
- Depicted in Norman Rockwell's painting 'The Problem We All Live With' (1964)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain, child-friendly narrationmemoir-based recountingeducational and inspirational
- Recurring Motifs
- courageous childhood experiencesimportance of educationequality and tolerance
Legacy
As a symbolic figure of school desegregation at age six, she has become an important symbol of the U.S. civil rights movement and educational equality. She continues to convey messages to succeeding generations through awards, honors, schools named after her, statues, and museum exhibits.
Museums
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis — 'The Power of Children' permanent exhibit Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Opened in 2007
Archives
- William Frantz Elementary School (statue and archival materials)
In Popular Culture
- Widespread recognition from being depicted in Norman Rockwell's painting 'The Problem We All Live With'
- 1998 television film adaptation
- Elementary schools named after her in Alameda, CA and Woodinville, WA
- Statue installed at William Frantz Elementary School
Quotes
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"Racism is a grown-up disease and we must stop using our children to spread it."
Source: Ruby Bridges (mission of the Ruby Bridges Foundation) -
"I think kids will look at it and think to themselves, 'I can do something great too.' Kids can do anything, and I want them to be able to see themselves in the statue."
Source: Ruby Bridges (on the statue)
Trivia
- At age six in 1960, she was escorted to school by U.S. Marshals.
- She was depicted in Norman Rockwell's 1964 painting 'The Problem We All Live With.'
- Her childhood story was adapted into a 1998 TV film.