Barbara Henry (born May 1, 1932) [1] is a retired American teacher most notable for teaching Ruby Bridges, the first African-American child to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School, located in New Orleans.

Aug 29, 2024 · Barbara Henry’s life changed as she joined the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement in the South in her controversial, dangerous position as a first grade teacher of one student. The classroom became safe haven for teacher and student.

Nov 7, 2020 · Bridges recalls that first day, and her teacher, Barbara Henry: "Barbara came from Boston to teach me because teachers actually quit their jobs because they didn't want to teach black kids. I...

In the end, Ruby was the only student in first-grade teacher Barbara Henry's class for more than one year. In 1960, a 6-year-old girl named Ruby Bridges became a powerful symbol of the Civil Rights Movement when she began attending the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in …

Aug 18, 2020 · One of these was Barbara Henry, an elementary teacher from New Orleans who sought to help integrate Louisiana schools during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s. She was the teacher of Ruby Bridges, who was the first African American student to attend an all-white school in her city.

Nov 8, 2021 · She and her teacher, Barbara Henry — a white woman who was the only instructor in the school who agreed to teach Ruby — proceeded with their lessons. When the angry crowd outside grew too loud, the teacher turned on the radio.

Jun 27, 2014 · West Roxbury native Barbara Henry, now 82, was Ruby’s teacher. One of the most distinguishing features of my time as a student at Girls’ Latin School in Boston was the respect and sense of...

Barbara Henry is an American teacher who refused to leave her teaching job when white parents, students, and teachers decided to leave their elementary school to protest the desegregation of schools in New Orleans in 1960.

There at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, first-grade teacher Barbara Henry “created a safe haven for Ruby at school—and taught her every subject alone. Despite the masses against them, they had a good year.” This Untold History video summarizes their story: One teacher with one student, never missing a day.

Profile of Barbara Henry, Ruby Bridges' first grade teacher at an integrated school in New Orleans in 1960. Barbara went to Boston Latin Academy.