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hair. she carried what looked like a briefcase for her school work. and at 6 years old, she also carried the fate of american history. ruby bridges entered that all white school in louisiana while being shouted at by angry mobs, racist taunts, hateful insults. >> i remember the chant, two, four, six, eight, we dont want to integrate. >> some of these people were very threatening. they were going to kill her. they were going to hang her. >> one protesters sign read "all i want for chris...

on to us. so every time i see that i think about the fact that i was an innocent child that knew absolutely nothing about what was happening that day. >> we will be his innocence and eventually her pain is a good reminder that for a suffering world, both at home and abroad, courage can win, even if in the tiny shoes of just one little girl and on one particular november day. laura, my daughter has a book, its called lady legends off a bit, and b is for ruby bridges. and i am grateful f...