elementary school in America’s Deep South. As a 6-year-old first-grader, she was the only black student to enter the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. On Nov. 14, 1960, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La., in November 1960.

A Florida school district has banned elementary students from watching a film centered on the life of civil rights icon Ruby Bridges. According to NBC News, parents at the North Shore Elementary ...

On November 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges desegregated William Frantz Elementary School. “It was a major milestone for not only the history of our public education school system, but also here in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On November 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges desegregated William Frantz Elementary School. “It was a major milestone for not only the history of our public education school system, but also here in ...