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 nell bridges, 6, was the first african american child to attend william franz elementary school in new orleans after federal courts ordered the desegregation.
Webtoday, we’ll be looking at an extraordinary group of women whose courage, resilience, and genius shone too brightly to be lost to the shadows of history.