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white and Black students attending school together; desegregation during the civil rights era

Remembering History: Ruby Bridges

Source: National Women's History Museum

Read about how six-year-old Ruby Bridges advanced the civil rights cause when she became the first Black student to integrate a southern elementary school.

This entry was posted in Decisions that Matter, Guided by a Cause and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History, People on July 1, 2021 by Jessica Volkening-Hayes.

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