Ruby Bridges, School Day

Derby elementary school celebrates Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
A school in Derby is honoring a civil rights icon Thursday. At the same time, it encourages kids to get to school safely for them and the environment. Nov. 14 is Ruby Bridges Day. It’s a day when the walk to school takes on extra meaning for the kids in Derby.
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 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
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.
Students honor Ruby Bridges on ‘Walk to School Day’
By Kathy Chouteau Sixty-four years ago today, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans and took her place in the history books, becoming the first […]
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.
Havasu Preparatory Academy honors civil rights figure on Ruby Bridges Day
School integration expanded following the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation in schools.
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Ruby Bridges: The Biggest Little Hero
Ruby Bridges is an iconic figure in the history of civil rights in America. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, ...
Students in San Jose commemorate the 1960 Ruby Bridges walk
Students gathered at San Jose City Hall Thursday morning as part of Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, a national commemoration ...
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Students honor Ruby Bridges' legacy with walk to school
About 40 Sheldon High School students made their way to Monroe on Thursday for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, waving signs and cheering as passing cars honked in support. Across Eugene and ...