The film’s namesake, Ruby Bridges, was 6 when she became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. Flanked by four federal marshals ...

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says she may not have made it through her first year of integrating her all-white public elementary school in 1960, if not for a first grade teacher who became her ...

Ruby Bridges first saw racism through the eyes of a child by William (Billy) Johnson February 20, 2024 @ 12:01 am February 16, 2024 @ 4:22 pm. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window ...

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.

Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year-old self accomplished and had to endure.

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights ...

“Ruby Bridges” director Euzhan Palcy said she and her colleagues faced challenges in getting the movie made in the 1990s. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Essence) ...

RUBY BRIDGES: I had no idea that it was going to be a white school. It wasn't something that my parents explained to me. As a matter of fact, the only thing they said is, Ruby, you're going to go ...

Ruby Bridges Elementary is a public school located in Woodinville, WA, which is in a large suburb setting. The student population of Ruby Bridges Elementary is 465 and the school serves PK-5.

She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation to provide leadership training programs that inspire youth and community leaders to embrace and value diversity. In March, she was inducted into the ...