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Name: The Story of Ruby Bridges

Author: Robert Coles
Year: 1995
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Genres/categories: Children, Picture books, Biographies, History, Non Fiction, Historical fiction

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"Please, God, try to forgive those people. Because even if they say those bad things, They don't know what they're doing."

This is the true story of an extraordinary 6-year-old who helped shape history when she became the first African-American sent to first grade in an all white school. This moving book captures the courage of a little girl standing alone in the face of racism.
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