Webruby bridges (born september 8, 1954, tylertown, mississippi, u. s. ) is an american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was, at age six, the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the. Webruby bridges was just six years old when she made history in 1960. Webruby nell bridges, 6, was the first african american child to attend william franz elementary school in new orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation. Now she shares the. Webruby bridges is a monumental figure in american civil rights history. As a young black girl, she played a key role in the desegregation of the american school. Webruby bridges reflects on her legacy, what keeps her hopeful and that she sees herself in the young people who write her letters. Webin 1960, when she was just 6 years old, ruby bridges walked past hateful protesters and into a school, and changed history. Bridges became the first black child at a louisiana. She later became a civil rights activist.
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