Ruby Bridges
Civil rights activist and artist
Ruby Bridges is an American civil rights activist and artist. She became famous at the age of six for being the first African American child to integrate a white school in the South, in 1960. Bridges has since become a prominent advocate for civil rights and social justice, and has written several books about her experiences. She has also exhibited her artwork in galleries and museums around the world.
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