Ruby Bridges became a pioneer in school integration at the age of six when she was chosen to spend her first grade year in what had formerly been an all-white elementary school. Ruby Bridges now works as a lecturer, telling her story to adults and children alike. She lives with her husband and sons in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bridges’ latest picture book, “I Am Ruby Bridges,” featured at the 2022 National Book Festival, details the historic day that she became one of the first children to integrate schools in the South.