Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry ... children's book. The activist and author is bringing her story to a new generation with ...

Civil rights activist and philanthropist Ruby Bridges discussed ... almost doubled in size. Bridges described her experience when she first met her teacher, Barbara Henry, and how although she ...

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