Ruby Bridges still fights to keep hope alive

What happened to the girl in the Norman Rockwell painting?

Ruby Bridges was just six years old when she became the face of school integration in 1960. Now, as NBC's Martin Savidge reports, she's helping to save the school that made her famous.

Related: The Ruby Bridges Foundation


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