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The Ruby Bridges Reading Festival brought children book authors from all over the country to Memphis. The authors said powerful stories and historic moments shouldn’t be hidden from children.

On May 17, Bridges will attend the eighth iteration of the Memphis event promoting equality, education, and youth empowerment. The civil rights icon will also showcase her latest book, “Ruby ...

Bridges will read from her latest work, Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher, which pays tribute to Barbara Henry, the only teacher who stood by her during the 1960 desegregation crisis. The book ...

Civil rights icon to engage young readers and spotlight her latest book on justice, education, and youth empowermentMemphis, TN, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is ...

Memphis, TN, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is hosting its eighth Ruby Bridges Reading Festival on Saturday, May 17, featuring celebrated civil rights icon and ...

Bridges will read from her latest work, Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher, which pays tribute to Barbara Henry, the only teacher who stood by her during the 1960 desegregation crisis. The book ...

The lesson focused on Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend the formerly all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis in 1960.

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated a school in Louisiana and made history, spoke at Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday, March 19.

ABC News sat down with Bridges, who made history when she was just 6 years old as the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. ABC NEWS: Civil rights icon, ...

Miss Ruby Bridges, thank you so much for joining us. RUBY BRIDGES: Thanks for having me. ABC NEWS: So, I just want to delve right in and read a little paragraph here.