February 11, 2021 OGDEN, Utah — Civil Rights activist Ruby Bridges Hall, the first African-American child to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans during the school desegregation crisis in 1960, will speak to a Weber State University audience, Feb 18 at 6 p.m. via Zoom conferencing. The campus community is invited to attend this free event by registering at this link. Questions can be submitted at this link. When Bridges was 6 years old, her parents responded to a NAACP request and volunteered her to participate in the integration of the local school system. Six students originally agreed to integrate the nearby elementary school, but Bridges was the only one who stayed.