Friday, February 26th
Analysis of the painting
In the center, there is Ruby. She was the 1st black child to go to a white school.
She is wearing a white outfit in contrast with her dark skin.
The contrast gets our attention. The background is grayish whereas her dress is flashy white.
Hi guys,
today we saw the construction of the painting by Norman Rockwell of Ruby Bridges going to school.
Friday, February 5th
The differences in the 2nd day for Ruby
1- On the first day, she went to school with her mom whereas on the 2nd day she was alone escorted by US marshals.
2- She didn’t have the same outfit. She had a white jacket and pink dress whereas on the 2nd day, she had white only clothes. (ribbon)
3- On the 2nd day, she had 2 bags: one for school and one for lunch.
4- On the 2nd day, there was a graffiti on the wall (« nigger » and « KKK »). It was very offensive.
5- On the 2nd day, the mob was extremely aggressive: they spat* at Ruby and they threw* tomatoes at her.
Wednesday, January 27th
Segregation laws (2)
In the parks, b & w people couldn’t play together.
They couldn’t watch movies in the same cinemas (theaters).
Afro-American police officers couldn’t take a shower in the same bathrooms as white officers.
Black people had to sit at the back in the buses.
Afro-American people had to wait in segregated waiting rooms.
In restaurants, they couldn’t sit at the same tables.
They had to sleep in different hotels.
-> they were considered 2nd-class citizens.
Monday, January 25th
Segregation in the USA
All across the USA, segregation was the law!
In the south, more places were segregated.
In the buses, white people had to sit at the front whereas black people had to sit at the back.
Black people couldn’t drink in the same water fountains.
They couldn’t swim in the same swimming-pools and beaches.
They couldn’t take a shower in the same bathrooms.
They had to live in separate neighbourhoods.
They had to play checkers separately in the parks.
Black people and white people couldn’t study in the same schools.