Story: The Problem We All Live With (Rockwell)
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Page: 1 The Problem We All Live With
"The Problem We All Live With" by Norman Rockwell, 1964
<audio src='https://s3.amazonaws.com/meema/Ruby+Bridges/Bruce+Springsteen+-+Eyes+on+the+Prize+-+We+Shall+Overcome+The+Seeger+Sessions_trim_more.mp3'/>This painting from 1964 is called "The Problem We All Live With", by Norman Rockwell.
Page: 2 Ruby Bridges in doorway
Ruby Bridges
It depicts a six-year-old African American girl named Ruby Bridges.
Page: 3 Ruby Bridges decending stairs
New Orleans, 1960
Because of the threats of violence against her during the desegregation crisis, Ruby is escorted to school by four deputy U.S. Marshals.
Page: 4 Norman Rockwell while painting
Linda Gunn posed for Norman Rockwell in his studio
A young girl from Massachusetts named Linda Gunn posed for the artist
Page: 5 Children in museum
Norman Rockwell Museum
Today the painting hangs in the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts. It has become an icon of the American Civil Rights Movement.
Page: 6 Ruby Bridges meets Barack Obama
Ruby Bridges today
Ruby Bridges is still alive today. <break time="2s"/> In 2011 she visited the museum where she met President Barack Obama in front of the painting.