Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges remembers the day she desegregated New Orleans school
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visited Topeka to commemorate the anniversary of the day she desegregated a school in the Deep South.
Ruby Bridges, civil rights icon, tells Kansas students to reject racist line of thought
Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon known for walking among the first group of students to desegregate New Orleans public schools in 1960, on Thursday told an auditorium full of Kansas students, “You cannot believe that you can only trust people who look like you.
Ruby Bridges makes a trip to Kansas, students honor her by walking to school
Students throughout Kansas honored a special day in history by walking to school. On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to integrate a school in the South.
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day honors historic moment in American history
Friday morning saw students across the country celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. The day celebrates the courage of Ruby Bridges, who on Nov. 14, 1960
Students honor Ruby Bridges' legacy with walk to school
Students across Eugene and Springfield joined Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, honoring the civil rights icon.
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Derby
Nov. 14 is Ruby Bridges Day. It's a day when the walk to school takes on extra meaning for the kids in Derby. A subdued Mike Tyson says there's no way he will lose boxing match to YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul.
Salinas schools join Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Monterey Park Elementary School in Salinas participated in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, celebrating the courage of Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate public schools in New Orleans in 1960. The event, held annually, encourages children to walk to school in honor of Bridges' bravery.
‘Ruby went first’: Watch ‘walking school bus’ of Tacoma kids honor civil-rights pioneer
While walking to school Thursday morning, Birney Elementary School students learned about the courage of an important civil-rights pioneer: Ruby Bridges. On Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges became the first Black student to attend a formerly all-white school in New Orleans.
Photos: TUSD schools hold 'walk-in day' celebrating civil rights icon Ruby Bridges
Dozens of students at Miles Exploratory Learning Center, a K-8 school in the Tucson Unified School District, celebrated the civil rights legacy of Ruby Bridges with a "walk-in" day Thursday morning.
10 Folsom Cordova schools to celebrate Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist, by walking to school
On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked to school in New Orleans with U.S. Marshals agents after desegregation. Folsom Cordova Unified observes this 64 years later.
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55 Ruby Bridges Quotes About Life, Courage and Equality
On November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges began her first day of school at William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. What's historic about this day is that she was flanked by U.S. federal marshals ...
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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visits Kansas to celebrate desegregation
On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights ...
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Miami-Dade students honor civil rights activists Ruby Bridges by participating in Walk to School Day event
In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges made history when she was escorted by federal Marshals to Williams Frantz Elementary School amid a desegregation crisis in the South. Sixty-four years later ...