Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges shares message of faith and family during Spartanburg stop Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend an all-White elementary school in New Orleans ...
On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La., in November 1960.
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day has become an annual tradition for Eugene and Springfield schools. The event is an opportunity for students to learn about segregation and civil rights. Bridges had her ...
Lee Elementary School students walk from the Lee Town Park to the school, for their monthly Walk to School event. This month, the students joined others nationwide who walked to school in honor of ...