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This file shows US Marshals with Young Ruby Bridges on School Steps
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William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans, 1960.

"After a Federal court ordered the desegregation of schools in the South, U.S. Marshals escorted a young Black girl, Ruby Bridges, to school."

Note: Photo appears to show Bridges and the Marshals leaving the school. She was escorted both to and from the school while segregationist protests continued.
Date 1960, c. 14 November or soon thereafter
Source Via [1]
Author Uncredited DOJ photographer, restored by Adam Cuerden (a relatively minor restoration)
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This image is a work of a United States Department of Justice employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and 105).

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