and their bond is the subject of Bridges' new children's book. The activist and author is bringing her story to a new ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bridges was 6 years old in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. U.S. marshals had to escort Ruby and her mother to school through an angry crowd of people who didn ...

While focused on Ruby Bridges, I hope that during Black History Month children of all races learn about Black contributions to America as inventors, writers, athletes, politicians, educators ...

Path to Integration Before a first-grader named Ruby Bridges entered ... Ten years after Bridges and three other girls became the first black children to attend New Orleans public school, more ...

Bridges, 66, accompanied her message with a photo that showed her holding Lucille’s hand as they exited William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, which Ruby was the first Black child to ...

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