Oh, the Thinks You Can Think  Through My Eyes  Fifty years ago,
it fell to a little girl named Ruby to be the first black person
to attend William Frantz Public School in New Orleans,
Louisiana. It's normal now for people of all skin colors to go
to school together, but sadly, in 1960, there were still many
ignorant people who thought that white-skinned people were
better than others and should not have to share their schools.
Even after federal courts ordered that public schools be
integrated, some states, including Louisiana, objected. It was a
dangerous time for African Americans in the United States,
especially in the south. Some of the white people who believed
black people should remain separate from white people did
hateful or even violent things.  Read more »