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On Nov. 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges desegregated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. Her role in the history of public school integration helped change the trajectory of education for Black students in the nation. Bridges was born on Sept. 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi, to farmers Abon and Lucille Bridges. At age two, […]
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