Ruby Bridges, Civil
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges brings her story to new generation
Ruby Bridges, who in November 1960 became the first Black student to integrate at her all-white New Orleans public elementary school when she was only six years old, joins TODAY to share her new children’s book about that moment in time called “Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher” in which she acknowledges a special teacher,
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges details her friendship with retired teacher Barbara Henry, who is the subject of her new ...
(Forgive me.) The observation that caught my attention was my granddaughter Talia saying to her mom, “Did you know Pop (her name for me) is the same age as Ruby Bridges?” Two things here.
Bridges spoke at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel about her experience as the first Black student to attend her elementary school.
Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old Black child when she was first to attend a formerly whites-only grade school in Louisiana in November 1960. She had to be ...
Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist, speaks to Russell Booker during an event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day during Unity Week at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Jan. 19, 2025.
For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of the civil rights icon.
In 1960, a six-year-old African-American girl named Ruby Bridges helped to integrate ... a pivotal moment in the civil-rights movement.
Her involvement with civil Rights didn't stop in 1960. Bridges later established the Ruby Bridges Foundation, which aims to help younger generations on their way to a better and more ...
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Who Was Ruby Bridges?On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to attend an all-white public school ...
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