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Civil Rights Icon, Author, and Speaker Ruby Bridges to visit Elizabeth City for Mardi Gras Benefit supporting local children

Civil rights icon, author, and speaker Ruby Bridges will visit Elizabeth City on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for Mardi Gras with Ruby Bridges, a one-night-only benefit event supporting Camp Bridges, ...
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63 years ago, Ruby Bridges made history as the first African American child to attend an all-white public school

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.
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It’s Been 65 Years Since Ruby Bridges Became The First Black Child To Integrate All-White School In South

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary ...
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How Ruby Bridges made school integration history at 6, while racists screamed at her

WEST LONG BRANCH - Nearly 70 years following the desegregation of the public school system, Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school alone in New Orleans, ...
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Ruby Bridges makes a trip to Kansas, students honor her by walking to school

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSHB) -- Students throughout Kansas honored a special day in history by walking to school. On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to integrate a school in ...