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.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with civil rights activist Ruby Bridges about her latest ... Bridges' latest book details her reunion with educator Barbara Henry. By ABC NEWS. February 18, 2025, 2 ...

At the event sponsored by Sylvamo, Bridges will host a reading of “A Talk With My Teacher.” The novel pays tribute to Barbara Henry, an educator who supported Bridges while she became a face ...

The play follows Bridges, her parents and teacher Barbara Henry through her journey, from the decision to place her at Frantz Elementary to the end of her first year there.

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, ...

Only one teacher, Barbara Henry, remained to teach her that year and they are still friends, Bridges said. Bridges started the Ruby Bridges Foundation a quarter-century ago to promote tolerance ...

Barbara Henry was the only teacher who agreed to teach her, and Bridges was the only child in Henry's first grade class. Bridges still endured segregation during certain times of the school day ...

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges (right) maintains a close relationship with retired teacher Barbara Henry (left), who was her first grade teacher when Bridges integrated a New Orleans elementary ...