Ruby Bridges

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Ruby Bridges, desegregation, Brown vs. Board of Ed, theGrio.com
November 14, 2025
In the decades since, Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges has built a life as an activist, author, mother, wife, and…
January 13, 2023
Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to attend her Louisiana elementary school more than 60 years ago.
November 1, 2022
Southern Arizona African American museum to host first in-person guest, exhibits this month after launching online on Dec. 31. 
September 6, 2022
Bridges, a 6-year-old first-grader, walked past jeering crowds of whites and racially segregated schools in New Orleans in 1960.
March 30, 2022
"Jackie to Me" clips begin April 4, with vignettes daily through April 15, celebrating the legacy of Robinson and his…
February 11, 2022
LaKeesha Morrison told theGrio that the response to her "Black History is American History" exhibit "has been nothing but positive."
McDonogh Three thegrio.com
February 3, 2022
The newest marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail honors the McDonogh Three, the Black students to integrate McDonogh 19…
Ruby Bridges
February 2, 2022
From fighting for racial justice to conquering the business world, these young Black trailblazers all broke barriers before turning 20.
Ruby Bridges thegrio.com
July 8, 2021
A group of parents in Tennessee are expressing their disapproval over critical race theory and teaching tools, including a Ruby…
Glamour Celebrates 2017 Women Of The Year Awards - Show
November 24, 2020
Ruby Bridges, part of the historic fight for school desegregation, reacts to an image of Kamala Harris walking with her…
November 11, 2020
In 1960, Lucille Bridges walked her then-6-year-old daughter past racist crowds to became the first Black student at her all-white…
August 14, 2020
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children’s book with a candid telling of the past and positive message…
November 14, 2014
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges says America today looks a lot like the world she helped
July 11, 2011
CLUTCH - The painting will be on display at the White House until October 31st...
October 5, 2009
In 1960, Ruby Bridges was only 6 when she walked passed an angry mob to become the first black student…