This is a Norman Rockwell Painting of Ruby Bridges
Remember
Ruby Bridges, the little black girl who had to be escorted to school by
federal marshals? "On November 14, 1960, nearly 48 years ago, Bridges
faced hostile crowds as the first black child to attend a previously
all-white New Orleans school. She was six-years-old and had only been
told by her mother that she was going to be attending a new school that
day and 'had better behave.' Little did she know that she would be
bombarded with jeers and even death threats, and that she would end up
being the sole child in her first grade class after other children were
kept home by their parents." All because Ruby was black.
Forty-eight years later -- January 5, 2009 -- here is a picture of
Sasha Obama, a little seven-year-old black girl, being escorted to school
by her mother-- then, First Lady-elect Michelle Obama, and the Secret Service
because Sasha's daddy, now President of the United States, Barack
Obama, was President-elect.
We've come this far by faith, leaning on the Lord. We pay tribute to
every one who worked for racial equality and celebrate Black History
Month with pride, honor and dignity!
Aspire! Excel! Make a difference!
2009 by Avis Ward of
GeoVi's Home for Pregnant Teens
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