Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects ...

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 ...

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridge discusses her new book and diversity in education ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with civil rights activist Ruby Bridges about her latest book, “Ruby Bridges: A Talk With ...

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 ...

The University held the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Commemoration Celebration at Rockefeller Chapel on January 29 with featured speaker Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who, at the ...

Over the course of 12 seasons, the Frederick Speaker Series has featured a number of trailblazing Black Americans. During the 2016 season, there was Bryan Stevenson, who began his education at a ...

Saniya Lavelle has been acting for the past three years. But up to now, the 13-year-old Pittsburgh resident has only portrayed fictional characters. Later this month, she’ll play the lead in “Look ...

Bridges' latest book details her reunion with educator Barbara Henry. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader ...

The year is 1960. A shy, smart 6-year-old named Ruby Bridges becomes the first African American student to attend a formerly whites-only grade school in New Orleans. Escorted to class by U.S. Marshals ...