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September 8 Birthday: Ruby Bridges

Anne — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:27:26 +0000

Ruby Bridges, civil rights advocate

Sept. 8, 1954-

The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles, illustrated by George C. Ford (Scholastic, 2004) paperback

Court-ordered desegregation made six-year old African American Ruby Bridges’ walk into an all-white New Orleans school possible. Thank you, Ruby Bridges!

To learn more about Ruby’s remarkable story, visit the Ruby Bridges Foundation.

January 15 Birthday: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Anne — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:17:11 +0000

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights advocate

Jan. 15, 1929-Apr. 4, 1968

Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier (Jump at the Sun, 2001)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words live on. His most famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” stirs hearts today. The youngest man to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Dr. King, Jr., a gifted African-American political leader, minister and peacemaker is honored by a U.S. Federal holiday on his birthday.