Ruby Bridges became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six, when she was chosen to spend her first-grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school. Ruby Bridges now works as a lecturer, telling her story to adults and children alike. She lives with her husband and sons in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A six-year-old girl bravely integrates a school, changing history forever.
A six-year-old girl becomes the first African American student to integrate a white school in New Orleans in 1960.
A brave girl faces a hostile crowd to change history forever.
A six-year-old girl bravely integrates a school, changing history forever.
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A six-year-old girl bravely integrates a school, changing history forever.
A brave girl faces a hostile crowd to change history forever.
A six-year-old girl becomes the first African American student to integrate a white school in New Orleans in 1960.
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