Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruby Bridges (Photo credit: Getty Images/AP) In the decades since, Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges has built a life as an activist, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Feb. 4, during the 76ers-Warriors game, the San Francisco team honored civil rights icon Ruby Bridges. This Black History ...

Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to integrate elementary schools in the United States. On Nov. 14, 1960, at just six years old, Bridges arrived at William Frantz ...

In the decades since, Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges has built a life as an activist, author, mother, wife, and more. Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges became the first Black student to ...