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You may have heard the name, Ruby Bridges, who at the age of six desegregated an all-white elementary school. But there were three other girls who had the same experience. For this edition of Monthly with Mosley, we dive into the forgotten histories of Gail Etienne, Tessie Prevost, and Leona Tate, who along with Ruby Bridges, desegregated their schools.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans school that was desegregated by a young Ruby Bridges in 1960 officially became a stop on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail as a marker commemorating the event was unveiled Thursday.

Four U.S. Marshals escorted Ruby Bridges, then six years old, into the school while angry crowds shouted and threatened her.

Chalkbeat’s data team looks back at an eventful 12 months covering education across America.

The new target of book banners and burners are books about race and racism. One of the challenged books in Tennessee is about a 6-year-old Black girl breaking racial barriers in New Orleans. Florida mustn't go down this road.

Walking together and wearing purple, students from Bay Haven School of Basics Plus commemorated the actions of one brave little girl who, 42 years ago, became the face of integrating schools.

Today on Louisiana Considered, it’s all about bikes and books! We hear why the New Orleans City Council is ordering the removal of some protected bike lanes in Algiers, and we learn about all the exciting benefits of signing up for a NOLA public library card. Plus, the Advocate’s Stephanie Grace gives us an update on the week’s top political stories.

A key moment in the US civil rights movement came when Ruby Bridges attended school with a police escort.

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges released a children's book amid a national battle over education and books on race.

The prolific writer has authored more than 20 books including "Firefly Lane" and "The Nightingale." Check out how to read all of her works in order!