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Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges Responds to Meme Showing Kamala Harris Walking with Her Shadow  It’s been 60 years this month since Ruby Bridges first stepped into William Franz Elementary School, following a court ruling enforcing desegregation of the district. Now Bridges is commemorating the anniversary with a new book, This Is Your Time, which is a letter to young people. She also hopes to inspire them “to pick up the torch,” she says. “We all have a part in making this country that we call the United States live up to its name.” Click here to read the full article...

A famous civil rights moment, updated; source of inspiration on view at Rockwell museum You may have already seen a graphic artist’s mashup of American politics in 1964 and 2020, featuring both Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and the shadow of a little girl named Ruby Bridges.  In the image Bria Goeller recently created, Harris strides down a sidewalk, work satchel in hand. Instead of her own shadow, the wall behind her shows a silhouette of Bridges, the girl made famous by a painting Norman Rockwell created for Look magazine. Click here to read the full article

The Story Behind That Viral Illustration of Kamala Harris and Ruby Bridges There's so much history packed into a now-viral illustration that depicts Vice President-elect Kamala Harris walking next to a wall with her shadow transformed into the silhouette of a famous painting of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. The drawing, created by San Francisco-based artist Bria Goeller for satirical clothing company WTF America, is being shared widely, including by Bridges herself. "I am Honored to be a part of this path and Grateful to stand alongside you, Together with Our fellow Americans, as we step into this Next Chapter of American History!"...

The story behind that viral illustration of Kamala Harris and Ruby Bridges There's so much history packed into a now-viral illustration that depicts Vice President-elect Kamala Harris walking next to a wall with her shadow transformed into the silhouette of a famous painting of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. The drawing, created by San Francisco-based artist Bria Goeller for satirical clothing company WTF America, is being shared widely, including by Bridges herself. Click here to read the full article

The story behind that viral image of Kamala Harris and activist Ruby Bridges Two generations of trailblazing women come together in an image that went viral over the weekend. The artwork shows Vice President-elect Kamala Harris dressed in dark suit and heels, carrying a black bag and striding purposefully ahead past a wall. But when you look again, you see the shadow Harris casts on the wall isn't her own, but that of Ruby Bridges, who was just 6 years old in 1960 when she integrated the previously all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans. The message is immediately...