Civil rights activist and author Ruby Bridges will speak in Madison next month, focusing on topics of equality, education and community, the Wisconsin Union Directorate announced Tuesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary ...

"It made think about the protesters from 1960," Bridges says. "It made me think about the day that I walked up those stairs when I integrated Frantz school." ...

Outer Banks Voice  Mardis Gras with Ruby Bridges—which takes place from 6:00-9:30 p.m. at Seven Sounds Brewing Company in Downtown Elizabeth City—is a one-night-only benefit ...

On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ruby Bridges (Photo credit: Getty Images/AP) In the decades since, Civil Rights icon Ruby Bridges has built a life as an activist, ...

This Nov. 14 marks 65 years since Ruby Bridges made history by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-White elementary school in the South. She was just 6 years old when she stepped foot ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Elementary schools across New Jersey participated in the annual "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day," on Nov. 14, honoring the young girl whose stand against racism ignited ...