Eugene-area students participate in Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
The walk honors Ruby Bridges, who at 6 years old attended an all-white school as a young Black girl in 1960.
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The walk honors Ruby Bridges, who at 6 years old attended an all-white school as a young Black girl in 1960.
On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked up the steps to William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, and changed American history.
Elementary students in Lee walked to school Wednesday, as they do once a month. But this time out, they carried signs, wore purple and put themselves into a history lesson
Middle school students in the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools were asked to research and write an essay or a poem about Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
In 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first African-American children to integrate into an all-white school in New Orleans. Today, she shares how overcoming racism takes the heart of a child.