Six-year-old Ruby Bridges, escorted by federal marshals, integrates William Frantz Elementary School.
At a Glance
- Date
- 14 November 1960
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Key people
- Ruby Bridges
- Category
- Education & HBCUs
- Source
- U.S. Marshals Service records (1960) · National Park Service
What It Meant Then
Her walk past jeering crowds became an indelible image of school desegregation.
What It Means Now
Norman Rockwell's painting of the moment fixed it in American memory.
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