Ruby Bridges, Age 6, 1960

Every year I taught kindergarten, first and second grade, I read the book, “The Story of Ruby Bridges” by Robert Cole to my class. I began by asking the children how many of them were six years old. I felt it was important for them to know the story of a real child, their age, who was so brave and who helped change the world. This quilt presents the courage of one six year old child.

Ruby Bridges, six years old, ended segregation in New Orleans public schools in 1960.

cotton, thread, self-designed thermofax screen, paint and felt

Credit: Sue Price (PGFiber2Art) for making thermofax screen