Ruby Bridges was six years old when she became the first African American student to desegregate William France elementary in all white school. U.S. Marshals had to escort Ruby there to make sure she wasn't harmed by protesters along the way. No one told Ruby how monumental this moment was and it would be years before she would fully appreciate her role in shaping the future of civil rights in America. On today's show, we hear the story of how six-year-old Ruby Bridges changed the course of history.
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges is our guest today. She shares what it was like to be the first African-American student to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana in 1960. Ruby was just six years old at the time, and it would be years before she fully appreciated her role in advancing civil rights in America.
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