Norman Rockwell Ruby Bridges. Ordered to proceed with school desegregation after the 1954 Brown v In addition to these key players, however, the Civil Rights Movement had the support of one unlikely advocate: Norman Rockwell, a white artist known for his nostalgic views of "average America" (Thomas Buechner, Norman Rockwell:
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Marshals as she integrates an all-white school in New Orleans It was her first day of school, as well as New Orleans' court-ordered first day of integrated schools
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As the only child among this group to attend William Frantz School, she faced a hostile mob during her journey to the school's entrance. "The Problem We All Live With" is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell [2] It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.
. The Problem We All Live With, LOOK magazine, January 14, 1964. In "The Problem We All Live With," artist Norman Rockwell took a stand against racism
Vault W Artwork The Problem We All Live With (Ruby Bridges) by Norman Rockwell Print & Reviews. (Video: watch an exclusive interview with Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend a white school in Louisiana) The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell, 1964 On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges attended William J