Description
In this firsthand account, Ruby Bridges—six years old at the time—recounts what it meant to be one of the first Black children to attend an integrated school in New Orleans in 1960. Through her own perspective, she describes the courage required to walk into a hostile world, the support that helped her endure, and the quiet determination that carried her through each day. The book illuminates the human cost of segregation while highlighting themes of resilience, justice, and the power of education to change lives. Written with clarity and emotional immediacy, Bridges’s narrative offers a moving, historically grounded look at civil rights from the inside out.
Available Editions
paperback
Scholastic Press
Published Jan 1, 1999
63 pages
ISBN: 9780590189231
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Details
First Published
1999
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges.