NOTABLE BLACK AMERICAN WOMEN

INTRODUCING: RUBY BRIDGES SEPTIMA CLARK

WHY DO YOU THINK I MAY BE IMPORTANT TO HISTORY? WHAT DID I DO? HOW DID I HELP CHANGE HISTORY?

RUBY BRIDGES

School for white children next to where Ruby lived. 1961 I was told to attend this all white school. I was in first grade. White teacher Mrs. Henry. Marshalls making sure I made it safe to go to school.

WILLIAM FRANTZ SCHOOL

Many people did not want whites and blacks attending the same school. Every day I was yelled and screamed at while entering school. Some people even threatened to kill me. This women wanted to choke me with her scarf.

Threatened to be Killed

This was one of my scariest moments. The people started bring a black doll laying inside a coffin. It gave me nightmares for a longtime. Its a memory I will never be able to forget.

My Scariest Moment

My New Jump Rope Song

2 4 6 8 we dont want to integrate 8 6 4 2 we dont want a chigeroo

I did not know the meaning but it rhymed and it was

great for jump roping..so I taught the kids in the neighborhood.

After awhile parents started to let their children come back to school. Not all children accepted me but in the end I did make some very good friends.

It All Worked Out

Ruby Bridges Foundation

Volunteer at William Frantz School as parent school

liaison Started after school classes Started ballet classes Started African dance classes Teach manners and etiquette classes Visit many places emphasizing the importance of reading and the power of literacy with the education we receive at home and school For more information visit: www.rubybridges.com

Definitions
Segregation: the practice or policy of creating separate

facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group.

Discrimination: unfair treatment of a person, racial group,

minority, etc; action based on prejudice

Civil Rights Act: Federal statutes enacted after the Civil War,

intended to implement and give further force to basic personal rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Such Acts prohibit discrimination based on race, color, age or religion.

WHY DO YOU THINK I MAY BE IMPORTANT TO HISTORY? WHAT DID I DO? HOW DID I HELP CHANGE HISTORY?

Septima Clark

1898-1987 South Carolina

Educator Humanitarian Civil rights activist

Miss Seppie

queen mother of the civil rights movement Mother Conscience

Dedication to cause of black literacy Black voter registration

Womens and civil rights

QUEEN MOTHER

Led her people to freedom through journeys from the darkness of illiteracy to the shining light of literacy. 1987 American Book Award: Ready from Within: Septima Clark and the Civil Rights Movement (second autobiography)

Allen University

Definitions
Educator: a person or thing that educates, especially

a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.

Humanitarian: a person actively engaged in

promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.

Civil rights activist: a leader of the political

movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups

Questions for Discussion

What is the Civil Rights Act?

What were Ruby Bridges accomplishments?

What is an activist?

What were Septima Clarks accomplishments?

What are the similarities between these two women?

What are the differences?