Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...

KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson has covered Frank Rushton Elementary School's push for Ruby Bridges to come to Kansas and have a commemorative day in her honor. Share your story idea with Alyssa.

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Civil rights icon and activist Ruby Bridges says that when she saw “the ...

Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old when she became the first Black child to go to a formerly all-White school in New Orleans Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to enter a formerly all-White ...

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 ...

Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “On the ...

Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. “On ...