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.

Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry. "She’s like another mom to me," Bridges said on TODAY on Feb. 18.

WATCH: Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges reflects on book bannings, as her own work has faced censorship in some schools. "I think that's ridiculous. I mean, most of my books have been banned. … ...

Similarly, Alyssa Carr, area director of the BGCGNH, said she hoped the children would gain an understanding of who Ruby Bridges is and how they can make a change similar to her legacy. While speaking ...

Bridges's new picture book, illustrated by John Jay Cabuay, Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts (Scholastic, Jan.), includes real letters the activist received from children and supplies her responses to ...

This month, an elementary school in St. Petersburg, Fla., stopped showing a 1998 Disney movie about Ruby Bridges, the 6-year-old Black girl who integrated a public elementary school in New Orleans ...

Jennifer Cortez is cofounder of One WillCo, a Tennessee parent group that successfully fought against removing Ruby Bridges from schools. “We think first-rate education means access to books and ...

In her new children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school – through the ...

Ruby Bridges, a legendary figure of the US civil rights movement has published a new children’s book. For those unfamiliar with Ruby Bridges name, she shot to fame aged six with one of the most ...

Ruby Bridges, a legendary figure of the US civil rights movement has published a new children’s book. For those unfamiliar with Ruby Bridges name, she shot to fame aged six with one of the most ...