Bridges, School Day

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 Walk to School Day honors historic moment in American history
Friday morning saw students across the country celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. The day celebrates the courage of Ruby Bridges, who on Nov. 14, 1960 was the first Black student to attend an all-white elementary school in the deep south.
Pajaro Valley High School honors Ruby Bridges with Walk to School Day
At the age of 6, Bridges was the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on Nov. 14, 1960. This followed a ruling by U.S. Circuit Judge J. Skelly Wright, who
Hiawatha School students celebrate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
ESSEX WESTFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT — Hiawatha School students celebrated Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day on Thursday, November 14.
Salinas schools join Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Monterey Park Elementary School in Salinas participated in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, celebrating the courage of Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate public schools in New Orleans in 1960. The event, held annually, encourages children to walk to school in honor of Bridges' bravery.
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.
5 Everett Elementary Schools Join Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Five Everett Elementary Schools participated in the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Forest View Elementary School, Silver Lake Elementary, Jackson Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary, and Whittier Elementary, are five of 13 schools across Washington celebrating Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day today, with support from AAA Washington.
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges visits Kansas to celebrate desegregation
During the height of the Civil Rights Movement and living in a post-Brown v. Board of Education world, Bridges was among more than 100 students to volunteer to be the first Black children to integrate white schools. Though when the day came, Ruby would become known for walking her path alone.
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.
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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MDEAT hosts Ruby Bridges Walk and Math Matters Rally in Liberty City
The Miami-Dade Economic Advocacy Trust (MDEAT) celebrated National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day last Thursday with its ...
Students honor Ruby Bridges' legacy with walk to school
Students across Eugene and Springfield joined Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, honoring the civil rights icon.
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District Honors the Legacy of Ruby Bridges More Than 60 Years Later
“For me as a child, home was not a safe space, school was my safe place, so Ruby’s ... “This Ruby Bridges Walk ...
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How Ruby Bridges made school integration history at 6, while racists screamed at her
WEST LONG BRANCH - Nearly 70 years following the desegregation of the public school system, Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school alone in New ...