Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry. "She’s like another mom to me," Bridges said on TODAY on Feb. 18.

One of the children featured was Ruby Bridges. In 1960, at the age of 6, she became the first Black child to integrate the Louisiana school system. Dick talked to her teacher, Barbara Henry.

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Ruby Bridges and her former teacher Barbara Henry pose after the unveiling of a statue of Bridges for the 54th anniversary of her integrating the school. Photographed on Friday, November 14, 2014.

Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry. "She’s like another mom to me," Bridges said on TODAY on Feb. 18.

Fifty years after the Civil Rights Act, an educator on the front lines of desegregation is still sharing her lessons. In November 1960, over furious objection from many whites, first-grader Ruby ...

West Roxbury’s Barbara Henry taught Ruby Bridges during Civil Rights era. Bridget MacDonald. ... 1960, when 6-year-old Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend the school, ...

Disney’s movie “Ruby Bridges” and an award-winning children’s book solidified the school’s iconic role in the civil rights ... Only one teacher in the school, Barbara Henry from Boston, ...

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 ...

Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story.

Ruby Bridges, who in November 1960 became the first Black student to integrate at her all-white New Orleans public elementary school when she was only six years old, ... Barbara Henry, ...

Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry. "She’s like another mom to me," Bridges said on TODAY on Feb. 18.