Bridges is also the author of four books, some of which have been targeted by critics an inappropriate for schools. Last year ...

In 1960, a six-year-old African-American girl named Ruby Bridges helped to integrate the all-white schools of New Orleans. Although she was the only black girl to come to the school she was sent ...

While focused on Ruby Bridges, I hope that during Black History ... It’s OK to treat your children to books, videos and movies about the incredible history of the survival of a race of people ...

And on March 6, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges is set to join the ranks with her appearance at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in downtown Frederick. Born in Mississippi in 1954, Bridges and her ...

Path to Integration Before a first-grader named Ruby Bridges entered that school, the state of Louisiana had tried to stop her and other black students from enrolling in all-white schools.