Thousands of students across California walked to school Tuesday to commemorate civil rights hero Ruby Bridges. Bridges was 6 years old in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in ...
The two forged a friendship as teacher and pupil under perilous circumstances at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, and their bond is the subject of Bridges' new children's book.
On November 14, 1960, a 6-year-old girl walked into William J. Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. That seemingly mundane moment would shake the community and change the city forever.