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LA SR166
Resolution
AI Summary
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Designates November 14, 2025, as "Ruby Bridges Day" in Louisiana to honor her role in advancing school integration and civil rights
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Commemorates the 65th anniversary of November 14, 1960, when six-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans
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Recognizes that Bridges attended school under U.S. Marshal protection, was the only student in her class for a year due to parent boycotts, and never missed a single day despite daily threats and hostility
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Acknowledges her continued civil rights advocacy through the Ruby Bridges Foundation, which promotes tolerance and education to end racism
Legislative Description
Designates Wednesday, November 14, 2025, as "Ruby Bridges Day" in Louisiana.
SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH
Last Action
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate and sent to the Secretary of State by the Secretary of the Senate.
6/10/2025