Civil rights icon, author, and speaker Ruby Bridges will visit Elizabeth City on Saturday, March 7, 2026, for Mardi Gras with Ruby Bridges, a one-night-only benefit event supporting Camp Bridges, ...
On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...