Now she’s sharing her inspiring story with young readers through a brand-new children’s book. In “I Am Ruby Bridges,” the activist’s life is told from the viewpoint of her 6-year-old self.

The Birmingham movement in 1963 was a turning point when children joined the struggle for equal rights. The brutal response from white segregationists galvanized support for the Civil Rights Act.

In this book, just released on Jan. 14, award-winning author Juan Williams examines this historic, new movement in the ongoing battle for civil rights and equality.

Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books will run May 3 to Aug. 11 at KCDC in Gage Park. An opening reception will be held 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 1.

Phillip Hoose collaborated on 'Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!' about Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.

Schools serving military service members’ kids are pulling books on civil rights history after Trump’s DEI threats. Defense officials give schools around the world until February 18 to remove ...

Children's book tells story of SF Chinese-American girl who fought exclusion from school 04:51. Several years ago, Traci Huahn, who is now a retired attorney, was researching Asian civil rights ...

What the conventional narrative gets wrong about the civil rights movement. Dylan C. Penningroth’s new book illuminates how Black Americans used property ownership, common law and other methods ...