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In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges was among a few Black students in New Orleans who integrated what were then all-white schools. As a 6-year-old, she walked to school with U.S. Marshals guarding her. ...
A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and ...
An iconic image of the civil rights movement in the United States, it depicts Ruby Bridges, a 6-year-old African American girl, on her way into an all-white public school in New Orleans on Nov. 14 ...
On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges put on a starched dress and new shoes and walked, accompanied by four U.S. Marshals through a torrent of hate to get to school.
At the age of 6, Bridges became the first African American child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Her first day at the school was on Nov. 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridges' new children's book tells the story of being one of the first Black students to attend a segregated school more than 60 years ago. ... "She is an American hero, ...
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — Friday morning saw students across the country celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. The day celebrates the courage of Ruby Bridges, who on Nov. 14, 1960 … ...
On Thursday I had the joy of meeting Ruby Bridges before she spoke at Palo Verde High School at the invitation of the African American Museum of Southern Arizona.
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.
The film's namesake, Ruby Bridges, was 6 when she became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. Flanked by four federal marshals ...