ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) – In February, a Ruby Bridges portrait will be on loan to Elizabeth City State University. The work comes from Nags Head artist James Melvin. It is a modern-day depiction ...
On Nov. 14, 1960, when Ruby Bridges was just 6 years old, she unknowingly became an icon for the civil rights movement that was sweeping the country. The first grader made history when she became the ...