Exploring Civil Rights History at Akili Academy
Born September 8th, 1954, Ruby Bridges was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in the Upper 9th Ward. Ruby was escorted to the William Frantz School, now home to Akili Academy, by federal marshals and through more than 500 protestors on November 14th, 1960. She spent most of her…