On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...

To commemorate the struggles and successes of a civil rights icon, students at Modesto’s Woodrow Elementary School took part Friday in the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Students across all grade ...

The year is 1960. A shy, smart 6-year-old named Ruby Bridges becomes the first African American student to attend a formerly whites-only grade school in New Orleans. Escorted to class by U.S. Marshals ...

A sea of purple flooded the playground at Stonegate Elementary in Irvine as students walked around campus together in honor of a little girl who, 63 years ago, had taken the first steps to desegregate ...