Ruby Bridges poses next to a cutout of herself at age 6 at the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis. She was the first black child to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in ...

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader in November 1960 when she had to be escorted by federal marshals as the first Black student in her all-white public elementary school in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges, who made history at age six when she walked into a grade school in Louisiana surrounded by federal marshals, is scheduled to speak Wednesday, March 19 at the Carpenter Center at Cal ...

Memphis, TN, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum is hosting its eighth Ruby Bridges Reading Festival on Saturday, May 17, featuring celebrated civil rights icon and ...

The entire year, Bridges remained the only student in her class. Parents pulled their students out of school, and teachers quit. Barbara Henry, a white teacher from Boston, was the only one willing to ...

"For me in my 5- and 6-year-old mind, (school) was a place to go to meet other kids and have fun. I loved school and yet all of that was about to change," Bridges said.

On May 17, Bridges will attend the eighth iteration of the Memphis event promoting equality, education, and youth empowerment. The civil rights icon will also showcase her latest book, “Ruby ...

Later this month, she’ll play the lead in “Look Forward,” the story of Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate the Louisiana school system in 1960.

Ruby Bridges National Walk to School Day was Thursday, Nov. 14. Tacoma’s Birney elementary honored the pioneer via a walking school bus.

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges details her friendship with retired teacher Barbara Henry, who is the subject of her new children's book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher." ...

Civil rights icon to engage young readers and spotlight her latest book on justice, education, and youth empowermentMemphis, TN, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum ...