DERBY, Conn. (WTNH) — Friday marked “Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day” for students at Irving School in Derby. This is a time to remember a historic moment involving Ruby Bridges 65 years ago. On Nov.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

As Ruby Bridges prepared to address a packed Rockefeller Chapel on Jan. 29, black-and-white footage of angry white mobs began to play. The images showed the six-year-old Bridges being escorted by U.S.

On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was surrounded by loved ones and her New Orleans community, unaware of the significance of what she was about to do. During the height of the Civil Rights ...