This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot ...
On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...
Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to integrate elementary schools in the United States. On Nov. 14, 1960, at just six years old, Bridges arrived at William Frantz ...
WEST LONG BRANCH - Nearly 70 years following the desegregation of the public school system, Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school alone in New Orleans, ...
The University held the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Commemoration Celebration at Rockefeller Chapel on January 29 with featured speaker Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who, at the ...
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day has become an annual tradition for Eugene and Springfield schools. The event is an opportunity for students to learn about segregation and civil rights. Bridges had her ...
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Bridges' latest book details her reunion with educator Barbara Henry. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects on ...
Sometimes, the truth is just as powerful as fiction. Starting this weekend that leads into Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Prime Stage Theatre is mounting a production of “Look Forward: The Ruby Bridges ...
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says she may not have made it through her first year of integrating her all-white public elementary school in 1960, if not for a first grade teacher who became her "best ...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist, will be speaking in Spartanburg at the annual MLK Community Celebration. Bridges later established the Ruby Bridges Foundation ...