Lucille Bridges

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Lucille Bridges was a civil rights figure best known as the mother of Ruby Bridges, who supported and accompanied her daughter during the historic desegregation of New Orleans public schools.

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Lucille Bridges canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
causeSupported racial equality in education ⓘ
school desegregation ⓘ
child Ruby Bridges ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
describedAs mother who bravely supported her daughter during school integration ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Bridges ⓘ
givenName Lucille ⓘ
hasRelative Abon Bridges ⓘ
hasRole civil rights figure ⓘ
mother accompanying Ruby Bridges to school ⓘ
knownFor accompanying Ruby Bridges through hostile crowds to William Frantz Elementary School ⓘ
supporting school desegregation in the American South ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
movement American civil rights movement ⓘ
notableFor being the mother of Ruby Bridges ⓘ
supporting the desegregation of New Orleans public schools ⓘ
opposedBy supporters of racial segregation in New Orleans ⓘ
partOf African-American struggle for civil rights in Louisiana ⓘ
placeOfActivity New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence New Orleans, Louisiana ⓘ
linked to: New Orleans
sexOrGender female ⓘ
significantEvent New Orleans school desegregation crisis ⓘ
Ruby Bridges’ first day integrating William Frantz Elementary School ⓘ
spouse Abon Bridges ⓘ

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Ruby Bridges → parent → Lucille Bridges ⓘ
Abon Bridges → spouse → Lucille Bridges ⓘ