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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects on ...

elementary school in America’s Deep South. As a 6-year-old first-grader, she was the only black student to enter the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. On Nov. 14, 1960, ...

Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges made history at just six years old. She was the first Black student to attend an all-white school in 1960. Now she's sharing her inspiring story with young readers ...

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A Florida school review committee unanimously voted to keep a film about civil rights icon Ruby Bridges in an elementary school curriculum, after a parent complaint sparked controversy last month. The ...

The groundbreaking Ruby Bridges is telling her most personal story yet. To mark today’s release (Sept 6.) of her new children’s book, the award-winning author has a poignant message for the kids.

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...

A film about a Black first grader who integrated an all-White elementary school in the South is under review in a Florida school district after a parent objected to the movie’s use of slurs and argued ...

Deputy U.S. marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in November 1960. (AP) Analysis by Philip Bump I had often wondered how Ruby Bridges felt in ...