After Making History As A Child, Ruby Bridges Shares Her Story With Today's Kids
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In November 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. The six-year-old was escorted by four U.S. marshals. Uncredited/AP hide caption
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In November 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. The six-year-old was escorted by four U.S. marshals.
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Ruby Bridges was just six years old in 1960 when she became the first Black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans.
She was escorted by four federal marshals and greeted by a mob of angry white protesters.
Today, Bridges is a civil rights activist and author, and she is sharing her experience with a new generation of kids in her latest children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges.
Bridges tells her story through the eyes of her six-year-old self and talks about what today's children can learn from her experience.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
This episode was produced by Elena Burnett. It was edited by Bridget Kelley and Mallory Yu. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
