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Ruby Bridges' new children's book is love letter to her 1st grade teacher: 'She's like another mom to me'
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges ... best friend," Bridges said. "I didn't have any friends, and I had gotten so close to her. "And I was so excited about going back for second grade, telling ...
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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges to speak in Long Beach on Wednesday
Bridges made history at 6-years-old when she walked into an all-White grade school in Louisiana, surrounded by federal ...
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Ruby Bridges and Integration of New Orleans Schools
On November 14, 1960, a 6-year-old girl walked into William J ... and by the time Bridges began second grade the next year, she was joined by a few other black students as well as returning ...