US Marshals with Young Ruby Bridges on School Steps - Original
Summary
William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, 1960.
"After a Federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in the South, U.S. Marshals escorted a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, to school."
Note: Photo appears to show Bridges and the Marshals leaving the school. She was escorted both to and from the school while segregationist protests continued.
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Date
1960
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
Public Domain