Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Deputy Marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La., in November 1960.

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights ...

About 40 Sheldon High School students made their way to Monroe on Thursday for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, waving signs and cheering as passing cars honked in support. Across Eugene and ...

Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day has become an annual tradition for Eugene and Springfield schools. The event is an opportunity for students to learn about segregation and civil rights. Bridges had her ...

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges with William Johnson at the recent event at Yale's Woolsey Hall. Credit: Chris Tillen | Yale Daily News Over my 20-year education career, I have shared the story of ...

A judge on Tuesday appeared incredulous that a government body in Oregon fired its Safe Routes to School coordinator for ...

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights ...

A parent complained that the movie might teach white children to hate Black children. U.S. deputy marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La., in ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Following national fallout from a Pinellas County school pulling a movie on Ruby Bridges, the Florida Department of Education announced Thursday that a book written by the civil ...