Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges to Speak at Berry College [Video]

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate an all-white elementary school in 1960, will speak at Berry College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Though Bridges’ experience in school was harrowing due to blatant racism and the targeting of her family, she never once missed a day.

Her lecture will be at 10 a.m. Jan. 20, 2025. Seating is limited and doors open to the public at 9:30 a.m. in the Berry College Chapel. The event is part of the Conson Wilson Lecture Series and is sponsored by GHD Foundation, Berry’s corporate diversity partner. It is free and open to the public.