16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning Ruby Bridges
This week, the hosts explore the story of Ruby Bridges to contextualize and deepen understanding of issues of racism and segregation in America. A brief overview of Supreme Court cases leading up to Brown v. Board of Education reveals how our relatively recent past is impacting present day events. In studying the story of a 6-year-old girl who led a nation toward the desegregation of public schools, we can start to better understand how systemic forces of racism still attach themselves to our public and private institutions. Chelsea shares what she learned in a reading of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, and Kate shares about ways you can help support anti-racism initiatives around the country.
Sources:
Civil Rights Act of 1875 from Encyclopedia Britannica
Norman Rockwell Painting of Ruby Bridges Wikipedia
In Her Own Words- Barbara Henry
Monetized YouTube Videos to Support BLM