Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn\'t set out to make history.
Vivid illustrations by fine artist Alex Bostic highlight the girls\' strength, courage, and determination..
Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson conducted extensive interviews to bring this little-known story from the Civil Rights Movement to a broad audience.
Their teacher protected them every step of the way, and the Girls formed a close bond, becoming friends for life.
Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public School desegregation efforts and relied on US Marshals to keep them safe.
They integrated their School just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that\'s exactly what they did.
But when these Three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No.
Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn\'t set out to make history