"For me in my 5- and 6-year-old mind, (school) was a place to go to meet other kids ... Robert Coles’ book "The Story of Ruby ...

Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights Movement and living in a ...

Civil rights activist and philanthropist Ruby Bridges discussed ... before it was time to go, two kids dropped out, and those kids were assigned to go to school with Bridges.