The picture I chose for this blog is a picture of Ruby Bridges. She is a civil rights activist and the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz elementary school in Louisiana.
By looking at this picture, I can easily say that it argues the struggle of blacks to get an education and that this act of discrimination and hate was not just toward older blacks, but innocent children as well. First, you can see that the people around her protecting her are white. This explains that blacks did not have any say or voice. The fact that she had to have all these white men with her just to go to school conveys that message. Also they have no face as well which stands out. It is just their bodies. They have no identity.
This says a lot about her character. These men are so much older than her and more superior and she is still there. She also could have easily quit the school but still decided to keep on going there despite all the threats she was getting and white mobs waiting for her outside her school. You can also see the graffiti in the background that protesters have put up. She walks right past the hateful words and continues to go to school. This picture is truly powerful as well as Ruby Bridges.