Ruby Bridges, Age 6

In history class, you probably learned about Ruby Bridges. Ruby was the first black student to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary school. Although she was one of four black children participating in this history-making change, she was the only one who was doing it alone. Although she faced a lot of hate and threats by people who did not support desegregation, at six years old, she remained brave and calm, and walked into that school every day, opening the doors for so many other children who came after her.