This document compares the experiences of Maritcha Ali Maritcha Lesson and Ruby Bridges, two African American girls who faced discrimination in school. Maritcha had to sue for the right to attend high school in Rhode Island in 1865. Ruby was the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960, facing angry protesters, but she responded to their hatred with prayer. The document instructs teachers to have students compare the girls' experiences using a Venn diagram to analyze how much progress had been made in the 100 years since slavery ended, but that discrimination was still present.