Civil rights activist and philanthropist Ruby Bridges discussed her life ... really protected me was the innocence of a child, a 6-year-old,” Bridges said. “I think any 6-year-old, if you ...

In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in ...

Images of Bridges being escorted by federal marshals into a New Orleans public school became a stark visual depiction of the ...

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

dubbed “Down the Rabbit Hole,” was inspired by both Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” as well as the life of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges — the first African American child ...

Ruby Bridges, who made history at age six when ... None of the white parents would allow their children to attend the school that day, and all but one teacher refused to show up for work.