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Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges' school now reflects another battle engulfing public education

  • Written by Connie L. Schaffer, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
Once a symbol of desegregation, Ruby Bridges' school now reflects another battle engulfing public educationUS deputy marshals escort 6-year-old Ruby Bridges outside William Frantz Public School in New Orleans in 1960.AP Photo

On Nov. 14, 1960, after a long summer and autumn of volleys between the Louisiana Legislature and the federal courts, Ruby Bridges, a 6-year-old Black girl, was allowed to enroll in an all-white school. Accompanied by federal...

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