Escorted by federal marshals, Ruby Bridges, walked through a mob of people who wanted her dead each day just to go to school. White teachers refused to let her in their class, white parents hid their children and children refused to play with her. At only 6 years old, Ruby had the devastating realization that all the anger and hatred she was witnessing was directed at her because of the color of her skin. Years later, she speaks out about her traumatic experience in effort to change the system.

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges became a civil rights icon in 1960. She calls her work "a calling" to this day. USA TODAY recognizes Bridges as a Woman of the Century. https://bit.ly/30PtE1s | USA TODAY Video

6.4K views · 132 reactions | Here's what happened when Ruby Bridges met Obama. Ruby changed the world at just 6 years old when she became one of the first black children to be integrated into a school in the South. Listen now: https://t.co/QWIrsF7KnR | The Female Lead | Facebook