Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | September 8, 1954 |
Birth Place | Tylertown, MS |
Age | 69 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Virgo |
Net worth: $3 Million (2024)
Ruby Bridges, best known as a prominent Civil Rights Leader in Mississippi, has amassed an estimated net worth of $3 million as of 2024. Bridges gained significant recognition for being the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in the United States, making a lasting impact on the fight for racial equality. Her courageous act paved the way for countless others and solidified her status as an influential figure in American history. Today, in addition to her historical legacy, her net worth reflects the success she has achieved throughout her life.
About
Iconic figure in the civil rights movement after she became the first African American child to attend an all-white school on November 14, 1960.
Before Fame
She bravely volunteered to be the first black student to attend william Frantz Elementary School by her mother, which was in the heavily segregated New Orleans, Louisiana.
Trivia
Her struggle was the subject of the 1998 TV movie, Ruby Bridges.
Family Life
She married to Malcolm Hall and had four sons by him.
Associated With
She was immortalized in Norman Rockwell's painting entitled The Problem We All live With, in 1964.