Students throughout Kansas honored a special day in history by walking to school. On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to integrate a school in the South.

During the height of the Civil Rights Movement and living in a post-Brown v. Board of Education world, Bridges was among more than 100 students to volunteer to be the first Black children to integrate white schools. Though when the day came, Ruby would become known for walking her path alone.

Bahia Vista Elementary School students took to the streets in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood on Thursday to mark a moment in the civil rights movement. The event celebrates the life of