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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated a school in Louisiana and made history, spoke at Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday, March 19.
Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader in November 1960 when she had to be escorted by federal marshals as the first Black student in her all-white public elementary school in New Orleans.
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.
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," she shares a personal story about the ...
In her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher," she shares a personal story about the teacher who helped her forever change the course of history. And joining us now is a civil rights ...