On Nov. 14, 1960, Bridges became the first Black student to attend a formerly all-white school in New Orleans. Angry protesters yelled and hurled racial slurs at the 6-year-old as she passed. Yet accompanied by U.S. marshals, Bridges persevered.

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.