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Ruby Bridges Being Escorted to School by U.S. Marshals

  • 11/14/1960

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Description

Ruby Bridges became famous as the first African-American child to desegregate the all-White William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. She had to walk past angry protestors in order to enter.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Justice.

National Archives Identifier: 175539851

Full Citation: Photograph 60-G-154-1; Ruby Bridges Being Escorted to School by U.S. Marshals; 11/14/1960; Photographs of Agency Officials and Activities, ca. 1979 – ca. 1981; General Records of the Department of Justice, Record Group 60; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/ruby-bridges-marshals/, March 6, 2026]

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