Happy Birthday, Ruby Bridges, whose age of 69 reflects just how close racial segregation in the US is to the past. At six years old, she was the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the US South. On her first day, federal marshals with guns were needed to protect her from a crowd of adults screaming racial slurs, spitting, and waving Confederate flags. In her classroom, all her classmates withdrew or abandoned the class except for one teacher. Throughout the year, Ruby and the teacher were the only ones in the classroom. She refused unpackaged food due to poisoning threats.

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