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Module 6 Short Responses – Question 1 Which source will you analyze using active reading strategies? Include the name of the article, the author, the publication, the date, and where you found it. Read your chosen source using the active reading strategies you learned on the previous page. Then, summarize the overall meaning and content of the reading. Write your summary below. Your summary should be at least one paragraph long. Anderson, M. (2021, May 7). Ruby Bridges (1954 - ) . Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bridges-ruby-1954/ Summary: As soon as I found the article, I immediately read the title and could guess it was about the life of Ruby Bridges with more details than what would be seen in a basic history book. I already had some idea as to the situation which led to Ruby being involved in the desegregation of William Franz School but I had not studied the impact it had on her family which can be seen as I read through this article. As I continued reading, I became more curious as to what impact this event had on Ruby as she grew up, and thankfully the author provides the information explaining Ruby's current living situation and how she has shared her influence back to the world. This article was different from others I had read as it gives more in-depth explanations regarding the family struggles as a result of this decision as well as looking at what happened after the schools were desegregated. Module 6 Short Responses – Question 2 What events or historical forces contributed to the Boston busing crisis of the mid- 1970s? Name at least three, and briefly explain why you think each one was a contributory cause of the Boston busing crisis. The Racial Imbalance Act of 1965 was a Massachusetts state law that required schools with a racial imbalance to find ways to balance out the races and essentially forced the schools to desegregate. Brown v. Board of Education(1954) also played a role in this situation as the case had declared that "separate but equal" was in fact not true and began the desegregation of schools shortly after this decision. The third impact on Boston's busing crisis was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because it legally "prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." This act was able to set a legal basis by which schools were able to begin desegregation. Module 6 Short Responses – Question 3 Name three specific consequences of the Boston busing crisis.

As a result of the Boston busing crisis, there was white flight, (whites moving from mixed communities to more suburban areas), violent riots/ protests, and absenteeism which ultimately led to more drop outs. Module 6 Short Responses – Question 4 Describe one cause of the event you have chosen for your historical analysis (keeping in mind that there are many), and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. Describe one consequence of the event, and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. For my event, which is the desegregation of schools with a focus on Ruby Bridges and her experience going through it, I would say that one definite cause for the event is the Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. This court case became the starting point of desegregation as it declared how "separate but equal" was immensely false and began paving the way for African American students to attend white schools as Ruby Bridges did in 1960. According to the article, Ruby Bridges (1954-), "Two years after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that called for integration of public schools, Federal District Court Judge J. Skelly Wright ordered that the New Orleans School Board formulate an integration plan for public schools." As for the consequences of Ruby participating in school desegregation, the same article explains it clearly as, "November 14, 1960 marked Ruby Bridges' first day at William Frantz. Three other African American first graders, Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gaile Etienne, also began school that day at McDonough 19. Because of the threat of violence Ruby was escorted to school by four armed U.S. Federal marshals. When they were met by protestors and media, she spent her first day of school in the principal's office." Anderson, M. (2021, May 7). Ruby Bridges (1954 - ) . Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bridges-ruby-1954/

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