The Longest Walk She Took Every Day
On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a gauntlet of screaming protesters to enter William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Four...
This is a contemporary on courage and faith, drawing on Psalm 27:1.
On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked through a gauntlet of screaming protesters to enter William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Four federal marshals flanked her small frame as the crowd hurled threats and slurs. That moment has been immortalized in photographs and paintings. But here is what is often forgotten: Ruby did it again the next day.…
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