This week, we are beginning to work on a new Social Studies standard- Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time. A region is a large area, and we live in the Southern region of the United States of America. 

The South of the United States has an interesting history. One major topic in our region’s history is the Civil Rights movement. To begin our study on Civil Rights we are going to start by learning about one of the movement’s tiniest heroines, her name is Ruby Bridges, and she became a Civil Rights hero when she was in first grade! Ruby lived in the Southern state of Louisiana, in the city of New Orleans. Ruby’s story was in the newspapers and on television. Her bravery inspired this painting by Norman Rockwell.