Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. “On the plane, everybody’s standing up, got their bag and this lady says, ‘Are you Ruby Bridges?’ And I ...

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 ...

Bahia Vista Elementary School students took to the streets in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood on Thursday to mark a moment in the civil rights movement. The event celebrates the life of 6-year-old ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader ...

NEW ORLEANS (WCSC) - A six-year-old girl made history as the first African American child to desegregate her elementary school in New Orleans 65 years ago Friday. Ruby Bridges played a part in ending ...

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says she may not have made it through her first year of integrating her all-white public elementary school in 1960, if not for a first grade teacher who became her "best ...

Saniya Lavelle has been acting for the past three years. But up to now, the 13-year-old Pittsburgh resident has only portrayed fictional characters. Later this month, she’ll play the lead in “Look ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges made a powerful appearance during New York Fashion Week that left many in the audience in tears. MORE: Civil Rights Trail marker honoring Ruby ...