Devos Ruby Bridges

A political cartoon published monday in illinois outlet the belleville news democrat appears to draw parallels between devos and civil rights activist ruby bridges.

Devos ruby bridges. Betsy devos was picked by the president to be the secretary of education while ruby bridges at such a young age was put in the position of pioneering equality because there were laws that. A provocative editorial cartoon that appears to link embattled education secretary betsy devos with civil rights hero ruby bridges is stirring up strong reactions on social media. Ruby bridges was 6 years old when federal marshals escorted her through a screaming crowd of angry white adults so that she could be the first black child to attend an all white school in the. Let s get something straight right here right now.

It appears to equate betsy devos trump s controversial pick for secretary of education with ruby bridges the first black child to attend an all white school in the south. If devos is bridges and the opposition she faced is the same as the opposition bridges faced then one of the messages of the cartoon is that devos critics hate conservatives with the same. In 1960 at the age of 6 bridges became the first black child to integrate a segregated all white elementary school. Outraged that devos is being compared to ruby bridges whose bravery was immortalized in the 1964 painting the problem we all live with critics let their feelings be known on social media about.

Betsy devos is not ruby bridges and attempts to frame the brand of school choice she supports as the civil rights issue of our time ring. A political cartoon that seemingly links trump s embattled education secretary betsy devos with civil rights icon ruby bridges has people outraged.