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Activist Ruby Bridges on Racism in America Today

Clip: 05/03/2018 | 11m 50s | Video has closed captioning.

Ruby Bridges, the first black student to attend an all-white New Orleans school, joins us to talk about civil rights activism and persistent racism in the U.S.

Aired: 05/03/18

Rating: NR

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