12 ways to celebrate Black History Month in D.C. area
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At 6 years old, Ruby Bridges became the center of a landmark event in the civil rights movement as one of the first Black children to integrate an all-white public school in the American South. The image of Bridges—a first grader—escorted by federal marshals on her way to school among hostile protesters,
This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot inside William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans ...
November 14, 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of the day when activist Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to attend the William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in New Orleans. On November 14, 1960, the young Bridges became ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Elementary schools across New Jersey participated in the annual "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day," on Nov. 14, honoring the young girl whose stand against racism ignited desegregation in public schools in the United States. On Nov. 5 ...
Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges first integrated an all-white elementary school in the South
In the decades since, Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges has built a life as an activist, author, mother, wife, and more. Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to integrate elementary schools in the United States. On Nov. 14 ...
Lucille Bridges, who in 1960 braved a gauntlet of threats and racist slurs to escort her daughter to a formerly all-white school in New Orleans in what became a symbol of opposition to segregation, has died at age 86. Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges ...
Ruby Bridges, the Black schoolgirl who integrated a formerly whites-only school in the South. Cecil Williams, who was famously photographed drinking from a whites-only fountain. John Carlos and Tommie Smith, the athletes who raised their fists during the U ...
Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day has become an annual tradition for Eugene and Springfield schools. The event is an opportunity for students to learn about segregation and civil rights. Bridges had her first day at an all-white school in New Orleans 65 ...
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. Frank Rushton Elementary School took their history lesson ...
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 first Black child to integrate into an all-White ...