WAPT

Proposed U.S. coin honoring Ruby Bridges dropped as Treasury shifts designs

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...
KERO-TV

Ruby Bridges Walk Highlights Need for Safer Streets in East Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In neighborhoods across Bakersfield, community groups are stepping up—walking children to school and pushing for safer infrastructure, continuing the legacy of civil ...
The Bakersfield Californian

First Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day at Williams Elementary about safety, kindness

The first Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day held at Williams Elementary School on Friday was high on walking safety and huge on being kind to others, but the walking to school part may still need some ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Capri community shows up for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day

On a rainy Nov. 14 morning, Capri Elementary School hosted its first-ever Ruby Bridges Walk-to-School Day. More than 200 students, families, staff and community members walked to the Encinitas school, ...
tapinto.net

West Orange Elementary Schools Hold ‘Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day’

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Elementary schools across New Jersey participated in the annual "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day," on Nov. 14, honoring the young girl whose stand against racism ignited ...
The Register-Guard

Local schools honor 65 years since Ruby Bridges walked to all-white school

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 ...
kcra.com

Community walks to school honor civil rights legend Ruby Bridges, including in Folsom

VERY SPECIAL EVENT. THEY GOT PLACES FOR YOU 65 YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER A SIX YEAR OLD GIRL WALKED INTO A SCHOOL IN NEW ORLEANS AND BECAME THE FIRST BLACK STUDENT TO INTEGRATE AN ALL WHITE SCHOOL IN THE ...
KSHB Kansas City

Students dedicate walk to school Friday to Ruby Bridges, first African American to integrate all-white school

KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson has covered Frank Rushton Elementary School's push for Ruby Bridges to come to Kansas and have a commemorative day in her honor. Share your story idea with Alyssa.
Modesto Bee

Modesto students’ walk to school honors civil rights icon Ruby Bridges

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 ...
AOL

Where Is Ruby Bridges Now? All About Her Life 65 Years After Famously Desegregating an All-White Elementary School at Age 6

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 ...
The Grio

Today marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges first integrated an all-white elementary school in the South

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 ...