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Ruby Bridges Attends an all-White School
Until 1960 black and white children were educated separately in the South of the US. Ruby Bridges was six when she became one of the first black children to go to a white school.
In November 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first black children in New Orleans to be educated at a white elementary school. It began the desegregation of the education system in the Southern States.
She was just six years old, and she had to be accompanied to school by US Marshals.
*** Listeners should be aware that some of the language in this programme reflects the historical context of the time. ***
Image: Associated Press
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