In her new children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school – through the ...

Ruby was 6, and as she got dressed and left for school that day, she told me she didn't know she was making history. RUBY BRIDGES: I had no idea that it was going to be a white school. It wasn't ...

Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kids book. Bridges, a 6-year-old first-grader, walked past jeering crowds of whites and racially segregated schools in New Orleans in 1960.

Ruby Bridges, who desegregated New Orleans schools as a 6-year-old in 1960, shares why it's important for kids today to learn and understand her story.

The groundbreaking Ruby Bridges is telling her most personal story yet. To mark today’s release (Sept 6.) of her new children’s book, the award-winning author has a poignant message for the kids.

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader in November 1960 when she had to be escorted by federal marshals as the first Black student in her all-white public elementary school in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...

Ruby Bridges reflects on what she wants students to learn about her story The civil rights icon desegregated a Louisiana school at the age of 6. Sept. 6, 2022, 12:17 PM EDT ...

Bridges, along with three other Black students at a different school, were the first to integrate what had been all-white schools in New Orleans in 1960. “I Am Ruby Bridges,” featuring illustrations ...

The morning of November 14, 1960, a little girl named Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Ruby was 6, and as she ...