Today, the iconic historical figure promotes unity and inspires future generations through her Ruby Bridges Foundation. These ...

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

I didn't even know what the word integrate meant ... She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to provide leadership ...

Bridges' latest book details her reunion with educator Barbara Henry. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects ...

Ruby Bridges, who in November 1960 became the first Black student to integrate at her all-white New Orleans public elementary school when she was only six years old, joins TODAY to share her new ...

Eden Prairie students reflect on civil rights icons through art, writing, and poetry in the 2025 Words in Action Contest.

(Forgive me.) The observation that caught my attention was my granddaughter Talia saying to her mom, “Did you know Pop (her name for me) is the same age as Ruby Bridges?” Two things here.

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.