The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell, 1964
The Problem We All Live With is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that is considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis. Because of threats of violence against her, she is escorted by four deputy U.S. marshals; the painting is framed so that the marshals' heads are cropped at the shoulders, making Bridges the only person fully visible. On the wall behind her are written the racial slur "nigger" and the letters "KKK"; a smashed and splattered tomato thrown against the wall is also visible.
1. What is the title of this famous painting?.................................................................................................................2. Who painted this?................................................................................................................. 3. Why is this painting considered iconic? ................................................................................................................. 4. When did the illustration of this painting appear and in which famous magazine?.................................................................................................................5. Who is the girl in the centre of the painting ? How old was she?.................................................................................................................
6. What was the name of the school and where is it situated?.................................................................................................................7. When did she go to this school for the first time?.................................................................................................................8. Why was it difficult for this little girl to integrate this school?.................................................................................................................9. Who escorted her on her first day?.................................................................................................................10. What were the reactions when she integrated this school?.................................................................................................................
The Historical context
What ended in the 1960s in the USA?
The Problem We All Live With
Hélène Loret
Created on January 31, 2026
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The Problem We All Live With, Norman Rockwell, 1964
The Problem We All Live With is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that is considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis. Because of threats of violence against her, she is escorted by four deputy U.S. marshals; the painting is framed so that the marshals' heads are cropped at the shoulders, making Bridges the only person fully visible. On the wall behind her are written the racial slur "nigger" and the letters "KKK"; a smashed and splattered tomato thrown against the wall is also visible.
1. What is the title of this famous painting?.................................................................................................................2. Who painted this?................................................................................................................. 3. Why is this painting considered iconic? ................................................................................................................. 4. When did the illustration of this painting appear and in which famous magazine?.................................................................................................................5. Who is the girl in the centre of the painting ? How old was she?.................................................................................................................
6. What was the name of the school and where is it situated?.................................................................................................................7. When did she go to this school for the first time?.................................................................................................................8. Why was it difficult for this little girl to integrate this school?.................................................................................................................9. Who escorted her on her first day?.................................................................................................................10. What were the reactions when she integrated this school?.................................................................................................................
The Historical context
What ended in the 1960s in the USA?