Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges has written a children’s book with a candid telling of the past and positive message for the future, inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests.
Ruby Bridges
The first black student to attend an all-white New Orleans school joins us to talk about civil rights activism and persistent racism in the U.S.
Ruby Bridges became a civil rights icon at the age of 6, when she became the first African-American child to attend a previously all-white elementary school in New Orleans. She joins us in discussion.