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

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 ...

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.

Ruby Bridges’ story is one of bravery, determination, and the fight for equal rights. At just six years old, Ruby became a powerful symbol of the civil rights movement when she became the first ...

(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.