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 "best ...
This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot ...
Everest Elementary marked Ruby Bridges Day with a community walk, celebrating diversity, inclusion and equity in education.
NEW ORLEANS (WCSC) - A six-year-old girl made history as the first African American child to desegregate her elementary school in New Orleans 65 years ago Friday. Ruby Bridges played a part in ending ...
Ruby Bridges was 6 years old in 1960 when she entered first grade at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, accompanied by U.S. Marshals for her protection. She spent her entire first day — ...
SPARTANBURG — Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend an all-White elementary school in New Orleans, credits her family and faith with overcoming the hate she experienced during those tumultuous ...
Join Lakemont Elementary School at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 14 to honor the legacy of Ruby Bridges and her courageous journey toward desegregation. “Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day” is ...