Ruby is remembered for her role in desegregating ... exceptional and has dramatically impacted the United States. Bridges’ childhood shaped her decision to become active in the Civil Rights ...

Path to Integration Before a first-grader named Ruby Bridges entered that school, the state of Louisiana had tried to stop her and other black students from enrolling in all-white schools.

Thousands of students across California walked to school Tuesday to commemorate civil rights hero Ruby Bridges. Bridges was 6 years old in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in ...

Bridges made history at 6-years-old when she walked into an all-White grade school in Louisiana, surrounded by federal ...