In 1960, she braved death threats and racial epithets to accompany her daughter to the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, desegregating the school. Continue Reading Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Anti-Segregation Read More
Bridges was the little girl depicted in that famous Norman Rockwell painting — the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story. Continue Reading 60 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Tells Read More