'What protected me was the innocence of a child': Ruby Bridges reflects on 1960 school integration
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'What protected me was the innocence of a child': Ruby Bridges reflects on 1960 school integration
In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges reflects on the day she made history by attending a newly desegregated Louisiana school in 1960.
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Six-year-old Ruby Bridges became a civil rights icon in 1960. She calls her work "a calling" to this day. USA TODAY recognizes Bridges as a Woman of the Century. https://bit.ly/30PtE1s | USA TODAY Video
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Six-year-old Ruby Bridges became a civil rights icon in 1960. She calls her work "a calling" to this day. USA TODAY recognizes Bridges as a Woman of the Century. https://bit.ly/30PtE1s | USA TODAY Video
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Sixty years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured a rioting mob as she integrated a New Orleans school. Despite threats to her family — and a mass exodus of the student body out of protest — Bridges remained, and advanced to the second grade: https://comca.st/2Um7cJn | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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Sixty years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured a rioting mob as she integrated a New Orleans school. Despite threats to her family — and a mass exodus of the student body out of protest — Bridges remained, and advanced to the second grade: https://comca.st/2Um7cJn | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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Civil rights icon and activist #RubyBridges recalls what went through her mind when, as a 6-year-old first-grader, she became one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans. Bridges, now 69, offers more wisdom to a new generation with her book “Dear Ruby, Hear our Hearts.” #civilrightsmovement #TodayShow
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Sixty years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured a rioting mob as she integrated a New Orleans school. Despite threats to her family — and a mass exodus of the student body out of protest — Bridges remained, and advanced to the second grade: https://comca.st/2Um7cJn | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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Sixty years ago today, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured a rioting mob as she integrated a New Orleans school. Despite threats to her family — and a mass exodus of the student body out of protest — Bridges remained, and advanced to the second grade: https://comca.st/2Um7cJn | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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School 30 honored and celebrated civil rights activist and author Ruby Bridges today on November 14, also known as Ruby Bridges Day. Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. To further honor this day with those who commit to public service, we inducted our first school Safety Patrol unit. | Elizabeth Public Schools
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School 30 honored and celebrated civil rights activist and author Ruby Bridges today on November 14, also known as Ruby Bridges Day. Ruby Bridges was the first African American to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. To further honor this day with those who commit to public service, we inducted our first school Safety Patrol unit. | Elizabeth Public Schools
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Hey Linda, Specifically, Ruby Bridges was the first Black child to integrate her school—an act of courage that highlights why it’s so important to teach the full, honest history of our country. One would hope that the head of the Department of Education would know that. #TeachTruth | NEA Today
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Come meet Ruby Bridges at the #2025RubyBridgesReadingFestival! When six year old Ruby Bridges integrated an all white school in 1960, she changed the course of history with her courage. Today, her legacy reminds us that the fight for equal education is far from over. Many school districts are still under desegregation orders, a sign that literacy and access remain justice issues. Reading isn’t just a skill. It’s power. It’s how children learn to dream, speak up, and shape the future. If you have
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