Two of the girls decided to stay at their old school, three went to another all-white school ... in Robert Coles’ book "The ...

Ruby Bridges was 6 years old in 1960 when the federal government ordered New Orleans to desegregate schools. Nov. 14 was the first day she went to what had been an all-white school. Little Ruby ...

Screaming protestors surrounded the building as federal marshals escorted a brave six-year-old girl on her way to making ...

An investigation is underway at Honey Creek Elementary School in Rockdale County after a teacher reportedly used unapproved ...

In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in ...

Path to Integration Before a first-grader named Ruby Bridges entered that school, the state of Louisiana ... be irreparably damaged if they didn't go on and do what they all knew by that time ...

Sacramento-area students walked to their school campuses in honor of Ruby Bridges, who as a young girl in November 1960 was the first African-American student to enroll in a recently desegregated ...