The Six-Year-Old Who Braved a Mob to Go to School At just six years old, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, 1960. Escorted by federal marshals through angry mobs, she faced threats, isolation, and hostility — yet her courage made her a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. Learn the untold story behind the photo that captured America’s struggle and progress. Ruby Bridges, civil rights history, Black history, school integration, first Black stud

Escorted by federal marshals, Ruby Bridges, walked through a mob of people who wanted her dead each day just to go to school. White teachers refused to let her in their class, white parents hid their children and children refused to play with her. At only 6 years old, Ruby had the devastating realization that all the anger and hatred she was witnessing was directed at her because of the color of her skin. Years later, she speaks out about her traumatic experience in effort to change the system.