Ruby Bridges’ walk to school became a symbol of the Civil Rights struggle 

By Greg Tucker

(The following post previously appeared on the National Service Blog in 2015.)

In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges’ daily walk to class took her past an angry mob and into Civil Rights history when she became the first African American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South.

Though she only lived five blocks from her new school, Ruby previously attended an all-black segregated school several miles away. After the Louisiana State Legislature exhausted all its options in a long battle against a federal court order to integrate the schools, Ruby was allowed to attend the classes near her home.

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By Greg Tucker

Ruby Bridges’ walk to school became a symbol of the Civil Rights struggle 

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