Peter Greene: A Tribute to 6-Year-Old Ruby Bridges | Diane Ravitch's blog
Peter Greene reminds us of an important anniversary that we should have commemorated: the arrival of 6-year-old Ruby Bridges at the William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, where she was the first Black child. She had to walk through crowds of screaming whites, mostly women, who didn't want her to integrate the school. She…