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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges details her friendship with retired teacher Barbara Henry, who is the subject of her new children's book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher." ...
Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges is an integral part of U.S. history lessons in classrooms nationwide, given her status as the first Black child to integrate an elementary school in the South. But ...
In the six decades since, students across the country have written letters to Bridges. She’s compiled some of the letters, and her responses, in her new book, “Dear Ruby: Hear Our Hearts.” ...
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects on her experiences as a young girl integrating an all-white school ...
Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher Ruby Bridges, illus. by Trudy Tran. Orchard, $19.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-338-75394-3 ...
Notre Dame High School students honored 6-year-old Ruby Bridges's 1960 walk, the first African American student to desegregate her all-white school Published November 14, 2024 • Updated on ...
Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year-old self accomplished and had to endure.