Her family eventually moved to New Orleans, where on Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges began attending William Frantz Elementary School, ...
At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...
SPARTANBURG — Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend an all-White elementary school in New Orleans, credits her family and faith with overcoming the hate she experienced during those ...