Pam Foreman Testroet - Salute
Time: 1960
Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Details: In 1960, Ruby Bridges was to pass the test that determined whether she could go to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School. As soon as Bridges entered the school, white parents pulled their own children out. That first day, Bridges and her mother spent the entire day in the principal's office; the chaos of the school prevented their moving to the classroom until the second day. And on the second day, in a case of humanity and courage, the father Lloyd entered the school with his five-year-old daughter Pam, through the angry mob, saying, "I simply want the privilege of taking my child to school ..." Several months later, other white parents began bringing their children, and the protests began to subside.
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