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Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kids book

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six decades ago. Now, with teaching about race in America more complicated than it’s ever been, she’s authored […]

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