Ruby the Brave

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segregated

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Long ago, parts of our country were segregated. That means that Black people were kept apart from white people. Black people couldn’t go to the same schools, live in the same neighborhoods, or eat in the same restaurants as white people.

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integrated

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Brought people together into one group. Now that schools are integrated, all kids can learn together.

equal

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When two things are equal, they are the same amount. These two glasses have equal amounts of water.

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Academic Standards

Reading Objective:

Children will learn the story of Ruby Bridges, a brave little girl who helped to desegregate her school.

National Social Studies Standards:

time, continuity, and change; civic ideals and practices

CCSS:

SL.2.2, RI.2.1, RI.2.9, RI.2.10

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