Out Of My Mind By Sharon M. Draper

Beals stated, “I was a little concerned because many people, even those who knew me well, were staring as though I was different from them.” This shows that people were looking at her as if she was different because she was always in the middle of things and was trying to start integrating schools like Central High School. She responded to the events by working and working to go to the all-white school until she reached the Supreme Court where they decided that she could go to the school. Melba grew by learning how serious racism is and the damage it can do to a person. She learned that the military power was indeed powerful because it can help a few black kids go to an all-white school in the middle of a racist environment.

In the Little Rock Girl a lot of people beat black people during integration, and when a picture was released it changed the minds of some people. When the picture of Elizabeth Eckford sitting on the bench while getting racial slurs thrown at her, The next day it was on the news. It says “News coverage motivated people to get involved”(Tougas 45). This quote is illuminating that people knew how bad Elizabeth was suffering and they tried to motivate her to continue going to central.

I really didn’t realize until I got into the school that something else was going on." This shows that Ruby Bridges did not know that the white people outside the school were furious with how the school was integrated. This type of resistance was effective because it was peaceful, and led up to integrated schools. It hurt those in power because it made segregated schools, integrated which led to schools that allowed colored and whites. It helped those resisting by allowing kids to go to school closer to their homes instead of riding a bus farther away from their

The schools in the area that James and his family lived in were far from Ruth’s minimum expectations, therefore none of the kids were sent there. James says “Mommy was for anything involving the improvement of our education and condition.” Ruth put hours of time getting her kids into better schools, eventually finding one for James, which was around a three and a half hour round trip. At this predominantly white school, James experienced discrimination, being stereotyped, and racism on a daily basis. James however, was not able to recognise what was happening to him, as his mother never talked about race with him.

The bullying leads to her moving to Burnside Elementary School to get a "fresh start" from the bullying. Over time, the family saw a change.

In the short story “Both Sides of the Fence,” by Teresa Bateman, the main character, Alberto, conveys the theme that you must look on both sides of a fence in order to making decisions through his thoughts, actions, and speech. In this story, Alberto attempts to prevent people in his pueblo from benefiting from his tree that was left for him by his family. As the story progresses, he suspects his neighbor from purloining his apples, but then realizes his wrongdoings and his foolishness. Through his character transitions, Alberto helps reveal the them that he has to consider both sides of the argument in order to put up a proper argument.

A young girl by the name of Ruby Bridges was to be the first African American girl to attended an all white elementary school in New Orleans. This was possible because of the victory the NAACP had had some time earlier. The NAACP went to the Supreme Court in 1954 to challenge the segregation of schools. They won the case and a law was passed, signed by Thurgood Marshall, that schools will no longer be segregated. After the law was passed young students around the south challenged the segregation in universities too.

According to the author, "Things changed gradually. Over the course of that first year, a few white parents let their children back into the school. "(Steve Rose) Following the next school year, Ruby was able to enjoy classes with other students.

As a result, the racism Beals faced was suppressing. According to paragraph seven “...I had more hope of staying alive and keeping safe than I had since the integration began. This quote explains that the racism suppressed her like a rock in a landslide. Due to these events and challenges, Beals developed pride in her country and started to understand the sacrifice Americans made for equal rights. In paragraph sixteen Beals wrote, “ “Proud that I lived in a country that would go this far to bring justice to a Little Rock girl like me, but sad that they had to go to such great lengths.

Bridges had an adamantine opinion about it. Standing against the fact that black people weren’t treated the same as white people was horrible. Even today she stands strong to make sure racism is not an acceptable solution. In the Beginning Ruby Bridges, was a strong, independent African

Ruby's father was hesitant to send his daughter to the all white William Frantz Elementary School, as he was aware of the uproar that this could cause. Rubys mother on the other hand was all for the opportunity as she believed that Ruby could receive a better education here. After a lot of thought and consideration the Bridges agreed to have their daughter enrolled. Of the six students that passed, Bridges was the only student who agreed to the enrollment, and on the 14th of November, 1960, after the states many attempts to delay the school transfer; Bridges became not only the first child of color to go to William Frantz Elementary School but also the first child of color to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. The federal district court judge was aware of the chaos that was yet to come, so it was sought that the US government provided federal marshals to accompany the child to school everyday for the sake of her safety.

So she was able to go to the whites school. She was showing everyone that she can be smart enough to go to a white school. One example of integration is Ruby Bridges. She showed everyone that she could be as good as everyone else in the white school. She may have gotten threats from the parents but she kept on

She transferred to a new school because her parents thought it was a good idea to put her in with the white kids. In conclusion Ruby Bridges had to stand up for desegregation and racial equality and in the end it played out because she never gave up and she kept fighting for her

And so if babies are not born that way, then we as adults are the ones who are passing it onto them. And we have kept racism alive. Meaning that children are not born into this world with the belief of racism, it is only engrained into a child’s mind by the teaching of others. She hopes to inspire others to join the fight of equality so no child is ever born into believing in racism. Ruby Bridges was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton in 2001, NAACP Image award, Louisiana legends award, Ellis Island medal of honor, honorary doctorate degrees, civil rights walk of fame, and many others.

She decided to have a sit-in with her friend Rose and did not care about the reactions that the white people had. She did what she wanted to do and went on with her business until things seemed to be getting out of hand and they were forced to