History
New Orleans School Crisis
The integration of the Orleans Parish public schools in 1960 was the result of years of effort at the national, state, and local levels.
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Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges, one of four African American girls to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960, came to symbolize the innocence and bravery of the children involved in the effort.
8.15 d. Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges, along with Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost, was one of the first Black students to desegregate an all-white public school in New Orleans.
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