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Ruby Bridges’ school made part of civil rights trail

A new Civil Rights Trail marker is unveiled at William T. Frantz Elementary School, now named Akili Academy, where Ruby Bridges attended and made Civil Right history, in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) A new Civil Rights Trail marker is unveiled at William T. Frantz Elementary School, now named Akili Academy, where Ruby Bridges attended and made Civil Right history, in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser stands with Ruby Bridges' younger brother Carl after a new Civil Rights Trail marker is unveiled at William T. Frantz Elementary School, now named Akili Academy, where Ruby Bridges attended and made Civil Right history, in New Orleans on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. (David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Ruby Bridges’ school made part of civil rights trail