NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the activist Ruby Bridges about her new book I Am Ruby Bridges, which tells her story through her six-year-old eyes. The morning of November 14, 1960, a little ...

The morning of November 14, 1960, a little girl named Ruby Bridges got dressed and left for school. At just six years old, Ruby became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William ...

Ruby Bridges is an iconic figure in the history of civil rights in America. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, Ruby became, at six years old, the first African American child to ...

A Little Girl's Contribution To Civil Rights. ... On Nov. 14,1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first black child to integrate a public school in New Orleans.

The groundbreaking Ruby Bridges is telling her most personal story yet. To mark today’s release (Sept 6.) of her new children’s book, the award-winning author has a poignant message for the kids.

Ruby Bridges, who at 6 years old ... 1960, at William Frantz Elementary, that little Ruby Bridges would be among the first Black students in Louisiana to attend an all-white school. ...

The year Ruby went to first grade, three other little Black girls were going to first grade in another New Orleans white school. ... Ruby Bridges: She was 6 when she walked into a segregated school.

Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year-old self accomplished and had to endure.

Ruby Bridges may be widely known as the brave Black child who desegregated an all-White school in the South, but it was her mom, Lucille, who put the decision in motion. “Brave, progressive, a ...

In 1960, Lucille Bridges' daughter Ruby, was the first black child to enter a white school in New Orleans. ... Little Ruby challenged America's peaceful image of itself.

The morning of November 14, 1960, a little girl named Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Ruby was 6, and as she ...