Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges remembers the day she desegregated New Orleans school
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visited Topeka to commemorate the anniversary of the day she desegregated a school in the Deep South.
Ruby Bridges, civil rights icon, tells Kansas students to reject racist line of thought
This story originally appeared on Kansas Reflector. TOPEKA, Kansas — Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon known for walking among the first group of students to desegregate New Orleans public schools in 1960,
Ruby Bridges visits Topeka on anniversary of civil rights milestone
The black and white pictures in history books can make it seem like civil rights happened a long time ago but many of the people within those pages are still with us today– and so is their activism. On Thursday,
Kansas City, Kansas students celebrate civil rights activist Ruby Bridges
The Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day is celebrated across the country. Students at Quindaro Elementary are walking for the second consecutive year. Students designed posters and si
Ruby Bridges makes a trip to Kansas, students honor her by walking to school
Students throughout Kansas honored a special day in history by walking to school. On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to integrate a school in the South.
Havasu Preparatory Academy honors civil rights figure on Ruby Bridges Day
School integration expanded following the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation in schools.
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Students In Kansas Honor Ruby Bridges
MISSION, KS.– Six-year-old, Ruby Bridges made history 64 years ago. This week, students in Kansas, honored her legacy, with a ...
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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visits Kansas to celebrate desegregation
In celebration of the walk Ruby Bridges made as she desegregated the New Orleans school, children across the country walk alongside each other. This is the second year Kansas schools have ...