Ruby Bridges recounts civil rights history through kid's eyes in new children's book
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Tue Sep 20 2022
Description: In her new children's book, I Am Ruby Bridges, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she was the first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school – through the eyes of her 6-year-old self. She shares in a conversation with Mary Louise Kelly stories of the racism she endured and how her loneliness at school may resonate with kids today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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