PBS NewsHour. Ruby Bridges (Feb. 18, 1997). A class of one
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In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges Hall became the first African American child to desegregate an elementary school. In honor of National Black History Month, Hall discusses her memories of the first day she entered her new school in New Orleans, her first year when she was in a class of one, and her efforts to improve education.
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9 min
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Date of Publication
1997
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Alexander Street
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