leaving her alone in the classroom. But she courageously walked past angry crowds to enter her first grade, escorted by ...

leaving her alone in the classroom. But she courageously walked past angry crowds to enter her first grade, escorted by federal marshals. In her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher ...

Bridges made history at 6-years-old when she walked into an all-White grade school in Louisiana, surrounded by federal ...

Path to Integration Before a first-grader named Ruby Bridges entered that school, the state of Louisiana had tried to stop her and other black students from enrolling in all-white schools.

“I think it would be very lonely” in the classroom, she said ... While focused on Ruby Bridges, I hope that during Black History Month children of all races learn about Black contributions ...

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 ...