Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges Speaks at Niagara University

Students at Niagara University recently got to hear from a true civil rights pioneer. Ruby Bridges spoke as part of the school's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. 

The event took place on January 31st at 5 p.m. at the Russell J. Salvatore Dining Commons. Bridges presentation was free and it was sponsored by NU's Office of Multicultural Affairs. 

The school planned several other activities during the week to pay tribute to Dr. King and other powerful leaders. They also held a screening of the documentary "Ruby Bridges" on January 26th. 

In 1960 at the age of six, Bridges became the first African-American child to integrate an elementary school in the South. She was escorted to school every day by federal marshals and had to work alone with a teacher. 

By the next school year, several other black students had enrolled in the school. Norman Rockwell was inspired by Bridges and painted "The Problem We All Live With." 

In 1999, Bridges released the memoir, "Through My Eyes," and established the Ruby Bridges Foundation. She has been awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal and a statue of her stands at William Frantz Elementary School.

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Ruby Bridges Talks About Overcoming Racism:

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Carson Ingle