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Ruby Bridges Honors The Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr.

Ruby Bridges delivers commencement address at Rhode Island College in 2019. (Courtesy)
Ruby Bridges delivers commencement address at Rhode Island College in 2019. (Courtesy)

As a child in 1960, civil rights activist Ruby Bridges was the first Black student to desegregate an elementary school in New Orleans.

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bridges remembers and honors his legacy.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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