Ruby Bridges believes ‘every child deserves access to books’
Author Ruby Bridges autographs books for fans Saturday during the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival at the National Civil Rights Museum. She partnered with the museum after receiving its Freedom Award in 2015, helping establish the Ruby Bridges Reading Festival as a literacy event for Memphis area children. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The author, who was 6 when she became the first student to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans, continues to encourage young learners.
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Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges Reading Festival National Civil Rights Museum Russ WiggintonNoah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
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