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Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist

Historical image related to Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist from September 8, 1954

Ruby Bridges

American civil rights activist (born 1954)

Ruby Nell Bridges Hall is an American civil rights activist. She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960. She is the subject of a…
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September 8

Day of the year

September 8 is the 251st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 114 days remain until the end of the year.
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