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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Civil rights icon and activist Ruby Bridges is offering her wisdom to a new generation with her book “Dear Ruby, Hear our Hearts.” ...

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Students at a Fort Wayne preschool are learning about a leader whose name became known nationwide when she was just 6 years old, and whose book retells the pivotal story that ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Gun violence continues to impact people of all ages across the Memphis area, and a local fifth grader is hoping to be a voice for change. Ben Williams, an 11-year-old who attends ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Children from all over the Mid-South got a chance to get their hands on free books just in time for the summer break. The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) hosted civil rights icon, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - USD 501 teamed up with Washburn University to spread the message of kindness to first-grade students. Nov. 14 is National Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. A day to commemorate a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says she may not have made it through her first year of integrating her all-white public elementary ...