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 ...

This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot ...

November 14, 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of the day when activist Ruby Bridges became the first African-American child to attend the William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school in New ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Despite the passage of Brown v Board of Education, states continued to practice separating white students from Black students.