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Ruby Bridges, civil rights icon, tells Kansas students to reject racist line of thought

Ruby Bridges, a civil rights icon known for walking among the first group of students to desegregate New Orleans public schools in 1960, on Thursday told an auditorium full of Kansas students, “You cannot believe that you can only trust people who look like you.

10 Folsom Cordova schools to celebrate Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist, by walking to school

On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked to school in New Orleans with U.S. Marshals agents after desegregation. Folsom Cordova Unified observes this 64 years later.

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Ruby Bridges Walked Into Elementary School 64 Years Ago Today

Ruby Bridges bravely walked into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, becoming a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement. At just 6 years old, Ruby was the first African American student to integrate a white Southern elementary school,

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‘Ruby went first’: Watch ‘walking school bus’ of Tacoma kids honor civil-rights pioneer

On Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges became the first Black student to attend a formerly all-white school in New Orleans. Angry ...

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Ruby Bridges: The Biggest Little Hero

Ruby Bridges is an iconic figure in the history of civil rights in America. Born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, ...

Schools across the region participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

TODAY MARKS TODAY MARKS 64 YEARS SINCE 6-YEAR- OLD RUBY BRIDGES WALKED INTO A NEW ORLEANS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It was ONE ...

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