Amid protests and death threats, this 6-year old African American child was escorted to and from school by federal marshals in 1960 after she was the first to attend a desegregated school in the south thanks to Brown v. Board of Education. What is her name? (Yes, she’s still alive!)
Answer Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges was six years old when she integrated her kindergarten in New Orleans. These days, Ruby is chair of the Ruby Bridges Foundation which promotes equality and racial justice.
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