Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says she may not have made it through her first year of integrating her all-white public elementary school in 1960, if not for a first grade teacher who became her "best ...

Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old when she became the first Black child to go to a formerly all-White school in New Orleans Lynsey Eidell is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - USD 501 teamed up with Washburn University to spread the message of kindness to first-grade students. Nov. 14 is National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. A day to commemorate a ...

Civil rights activist and philanthropist Ruby Bridges discussed her life story — including integrating an elementary school — and the importance of remembering history in front of Long Beach students ...

Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day has become an annual tradition for Eugene and Springfield schools. The event is an opportunity for students to learn about segregation and civil rights. Bridges had her ...

On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...