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Ruby was the first Black child to desegregate her school. This is what she learned
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 ...
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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges recalls the teacher who changed her life
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 ...
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Ruby Bridges, who at age 6 became a desegregation trailblazer, writes children’s book
Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...
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Ruby Bridges on turning her experience of desegregating a school into a kids' book
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 ...