AJR 94 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Designates November 14 of each year as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

AJR 94 designates November 14 of each year as "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day" in New Jersey. The resolution commemorates Ruby Bridges' historic 1960 walk to William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana, where she became the first Black child to integrate an all-white school amid violent protests and isolation. It requests the Governor issue an annual proclamation encouraging schools and communities to observe the day with educational activities honoring her courage and the broader struggle for school desegregation. This is a symbolic resolution with no new legal requirements, focusing solely on recognition and education about Ruby Bridges' role in the civil rights movement.
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Introduced Jan 29, 2024 Last action Jan 29, 2024
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