Ruby Bridges: She was 6 when she walked into a segregated school. Now she teaches children to get past racial differences. Billie Jean King: On her journey for equal rights in tennis, life: ‘No ...

What’s most remarkable about this now is that this was a recent interview with Bridges. She was born in 1954 and is only 67 years old, younger than about 50 million Americans.

In 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Now she shares the lessons she learned with future generations.

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.

Ruby Bridges reflects on what she wants students to learn about her story The civil rights icon desegregated a Louisiana school at the age of 6. Sept. 6, 2022, 12:17 PM EDT ...

Ruby Bridges was one of six students designated to integrate William Frantz Elementary School, but she was the only one to enroll. Her first day at the school was November 14, 1960, when she was six.

Ruby Bridges was the first Black American to integrate an elementary school in the South. ... 'She's barely retirement age right now' Emerald Pellot. February 28, 2022 at 11:37 AM.

But not from Ruby Bridges. She lived it. She became an icon of change at age 6, ... Subscribe Now. 68°F. Wednesday, June 25th 2025 eNewspaper. Home Page. Subscriber Services.

History, I’m about history,” said Bridges, who is now 61. On Thursday, she appeared on a panel organized by Union Theological Seminary adjacent to the Democratic National Convention, where she ...