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. On sunday the belleville news democratpublished this cartoon by glenn mccoy. A political cartoon that seemingly links trump s embattled education secretary betsy devos with civil rights icon ruby bridges has people outraged. The news democrat of belleville illinois published a cartoon monday showing education secretary betsy devos in the setting of norman rockwell s 1964 painting the problem we all live with. In 1960 at the age of 6 bridges became the first black child to integrate a segregated all white elementary school.
Let s get something straight right here right now. 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. The image created by cartoonist glenn mccoy. 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.
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. 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.