Bridges is also the author of four books, some of which have been targeted by critics an inappropriate for schools. Last year ...

In 1960, a six-year-old African-American girl named Ruby Bridges helped to integrate the all-white schools of New Orleans. Although she was the only black girl to come to the school she was sent ...

While focused on Ruby Bridges, I hope that during Black History ... It’s OK to treat your children to books, videos and movies about the incredible history of the survival of a race of people ...

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.