As Ruby Bridges prepared to address a packed Rockefeller Chapel on Jan. 29, black-and-white footage of angry white mobs began to play. The images showed the six-year-old Bridges being escorted by U.S.

Sixty-four years ago next month, U.S. Marshals accompanied Ruby Bridges as the 6-year-old walked past crowds of jeering white people to become one of the first Black children to attend an all-white ...

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges joins Kristen Welker for a Meet the Moment conversation to weigh in on the debate unfolding in schools across the country over what ...

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 ...

Ruby Bridges, a fixture of the American civil rights movement, visited Topeka on Nov. 14, 2024, to commemorate Kansas’ second annual Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) ...

TikTokers are learning about Ruby Bridges. TikTokers are just learning about the horrifying ordeal Ruby Bridges went through mere decades ago. A TikToker is sharing the powerful story of Ruby Bridges, ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Ruby Bridges is a Civil Rights Activist with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1999 Speech as an Author. The year with the highest average ...

Black-owned athleisure brand Actively Black hosted a New York Fashion Week event on Friday, during which iconic figures and activists took to the runway in tribute to the Civil Rights Movement. Civil ...

October marks Black History Month in the UK, an annual celebration recognising the achievements, contributions, and history of Black people worldwide. One notable figure is Ruby Bridges, a 71-year-old ...

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 ...

Twenty-five students aged four to 12 attended a read-aloud of Ruby Bridges’ newest children’s book titled “Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts,” a compilation of letters that she had received from young ...