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- Mother Jones
Ruby Bridges blasts book bans as "ridiculous" attempts to "cover up history"
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U.S. history lessons in classrooms ...
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- HuffPost
Ruby Bridges Reflects On Historic 1960 School Integration
Ruby Bridges is looking back on becoming a pivotal part of the civil rights movement in the American South. Bridges, now 69, became the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz ...
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Trailblazer Ruby Bridges was only six when she advanced the cause of civil rights in November 1960 when she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Learn more about her on womenshistory.org.
Feb 1, 2024 · Ruby Bridges reflects on her legacy, what keeps her hopeful and that she sees herself in the young people who write her letters. The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year...
Nov 8, 2020 · Ruby Bridges was only 6 years old when integrated a New Orleans school amid violent protest. Learn more about the life of this civil rights icon.
Sep 7, 2022 · 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...
Nov 14, 2020 · CNN —. Sixty years ago, Ruby Bridges walked to school escorted by four federal marshals as a White mob hurled insults at her. Bridges, just 6 years old on November 14, 1960, was set to begin ...
Date of Birth: September 8, 1954. Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American Hero. She was the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School. At six years old, Ruby's bravery helped pave the way for Civil Rights action in the American South.
Sep 5, 2022 · The morning of November 14, 1960, a little girl named Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Ruby was 6, and as...
