A substitute custodian was arrested at Ruby Bridges Elementary School on July 1 after a student reported to her parents that ...

The film’s namesake, Ruby Bridges, was 6 when she became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. Flanked by four federal marshals ...

The film’s namesake, Ruby Bridges, was 6 when she became the first Black student to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960. Flanked by four federal marshals ...

Nearly 65 years later, that bond is as strong as ever between Bridges and retired teacher Barbara Henry. "She’s like another mom to me," Bridges said on TODAY on Feb. 18.

“Ruby Bridges” director Euzhan Palcy said she and her colleagues faced challenges in getting the movie made in the 1990s. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for Essence) ...

Ruby Bridges says she told a little lie en route to her TODAY appearance earlier this year. The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year-old self accomplished and had to endure.

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 ...

RUBY BRIDGES: I had no idea that it was going to be a white school. It wasn't something that my parents explained to me. As a matter of fact, the only thing they said is, Ruby, you're going to go ...

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first grader in November 1960 when she had to be escorted by federal marshals as the first Black student in her all-white public elementary school in New Orleans.

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six ...