At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...

If you have Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend off and are looking for ways to celebrate his legacy, you won't want to miss the chance to hear Ruby Bridges speak in Spartanburg. The civil rights ...

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ... Though when the day came, Bridges would become known for walking her path alone. She is remembered for the two iconic photos ...

Bridges spoke at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel about her experience as the first Black student to attend her elementary school.

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.

SPARTANBURG — Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend ... to everybody on my street," Bridges said. "I wouldn't have known better if my parents hadn't sat me down and explained it.

Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the first Black ... galvanized the desegregation of public education in the U.S. and was immortalized in one Norman Rockwell’s most famous paintings ...

Starting this weekend that leads into Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Prime Stage Theatre is mounting a production of “Look Forward: The Ruby Bridges Story,” written by Natalia Temesgen.

residents can hear from one of the best-known figures of the Civil Rights Era. Ruby Bridges will speak during the community celebration at 3 p.m. Jan. 19 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

Ruby Bridges’ quotes reflect her resilience ... She was one of the most loving people I had ever known.” 53. “If we are about ...