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 was the first Black student to attend an all-white elementary 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 went first’: Watch ‘walking school bus’ of Tacoma kids honor civil-rights pioneer
On Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges became the first Black student to attend a formerly all-white school in New Orleans. Angry protesters yelled and hurled racial slurs at the 6-year-old as she passed. Yet accompanied by U.S. marshals, Bridges persevered.
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.
Ruby Bridges walk unites Marin students in civil rights history
Bahia Vista Elementary School students took to the streets in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood on Thursday to mark a moment in the civil rights movement. The event celebrates the life of
Bethel students honor civil-rights history with Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Students learned about Ruby Bridges' historic 1960 walk to school before participating in their own walk-to-school to commemorate her impact on the Civil Rights Movement
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 […]
Hiawatha School students celebrate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
ESSEX WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — Hiawatha School students celebrated Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Thursday, November 14.
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.
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.
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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, ...
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Schools across the region participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
TODAY MARKS TODAY MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE 6-YEAR- OLD RUBY BRIDGES WALKED INTO A NEW ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It was ONE ...
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Ruby Bridges visits Topeka on anniversary of civil rights milestone
On Thursday, students from across Kansas got to experience living history, as civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visited the ...