On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...

Armstrong said she spoke with the teacher who created the assignment. “Students and all children, nobody is automatically born with racism. Racism is something that is taught,” Armstrong said. “What ...

The University held the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Commemoration Celebration at Rockefeller Chapel on January 29 with featured speaker Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who, at the ...

Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges shares insights from her latest book, "Ruby Bridges: A Talk With My Teacher." She reflects on her experiences as a young girl integrating an all-white school, ...

ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - A mother of a Pinewood Elementary student said her son’s teacher gave an inappropriate assignment that asked fourth-graders to write from the perspective of white students who ...