Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges

70 · Born: Sep 8, 1954

Personal Details

BornSep 8, 1954

Biography

A pioneering individual, renowned for her courageous stance in the pursuit of social justice, made history by becoming the first African American child to set foot in the previously segregated William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana, thereby breaking down the racial barriers that had long excluded her kind from such educational institutions.