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Ruby Bridges Goes to School by Ruby Bridges

April 04, 2023 by Banned Library in Nonfiction, Picture Book

A little girl did a brave thing, and the world should remember to be kind.

Banned 

Tennessee - 2021 - This book, among others, was included by anti-critical race theory (CRT) community members Moms for Liberty around the Williamson County School from a booklist from Washington, DC nonprofit Great Minds. Moms for Liberty local leader Robin Steenman "expressed that a 'large crowd of angry white people who didn’t want Black children in a white school' was harsh and she also mentioned that the book didn’t offer 'redemption' at the end of the story." Complaints continued following a Tennessee law banning CRT in classrooms. Due to overwhelming support the books remain in the classrooms. 

Sources

https://www.yahoo.com/video/parents-criticize-ruby-bridges-book-212700985.html

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/2021/06/11/wit-wisdom-curriculum-williamson-county-schools-critical-race-theory-criticism/5192703001/

https://www.congress.gov/117/meeting/house/114616/documents/HHRG-117-GO02-20220407-SD014.pdf

April 04, 2023 /Banned Library
Ruby Bridges Goes To School, Ruby Bridges, Tennessee, Racial Issues
Nonfiction, Picture Book
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