City Impact's annual Black History Month Celebration is coming up next week. This year we are paying tribute to young African American Heroes. Each class at Bible Club was an assigned a special project to contribute to the event. The 3rd grade class is in charge of designing a display board, and they chose to use their display board to honor Ruby Bridges. Ruby Bridges was a 1st grade black girl from New Orleans, who was the first kid to integrate in an all white school. Despite death threats and all the white kids in class dropping out, Ruby went to school every day! The 3rd graders were so inspired by her story and courage they decided to write notes of encouragement to her to put out with their display board. When they discovered that Ruby Bridges was still living, they eagerly agreed to send their notes and display board to her after the event! Below is one of those special notes written to Ruby Bridges:
Dear Ruby Bridges,
You are amazing, talented and a brave woman. You have done something I would never do. So small, but so brave.
-3rd Grade Student
You are amazing, talented and a brave woman. You have done something I would never do. So small, but so brave.
-3rd Grade Student
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