Editing Ruby Bridges (section)

==Awards and honors==
In September 1995, Bridges and Robert Coles were awarded honorary degrees from [[Connecticut College]] and appeared together in public for the first time to accept the awards.<ref name="Judson">{{cite news |last=Judson |first=George |date=September 1, 1995 |title=Child of Courage Joins Her Biographer; Pioneer of Integration Is Honored With the Author She Inspired |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/01/nyregion/child-courage-joins-her-biographer-pioneer-integration-honored-with-author-she.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref>

Bridges's ''Through My Eyes'' won the [[Carter G. Woodson Book Award]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners |title=Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners |website=National Council for the Social Studies |date=June 3, 2008 |access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref>

On August 10, 2000, the 40 year anniversary of her walk into [[William Frantz Elementary School]], Deputy Attorney General [[Eric Holder]] made Ruby Bridges an [[United States Marshals Service#Deputy Marshals|Honorary Deputy U.S. Marshal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usmarshals.gov/who-we-are/about-us/history/historical-reading-room/ruby-bridges-honorary-deputy |title=Ruby Bridges: Honorary Deputy |date=August 9, 2000 |publisher=United States Marshals Service (usmashals.gov) |access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2000/August/466dag.htm |title=Deputy Attorney General Holder to Honor Civil Rights Pioneer Ruby Bridges at Ceremony at Corcoran Gallery of Art |publisher=United States Department of Justice (justice.gov) |access-date=September 26, 2022}}</ref>

On January 8, 2001, Bridges was awarded the [[Presidential Citizens Medal]] by President [[Bill Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html |title=President Clinton Awards the Presidential Citizens Medals |date=January 8, 2001 |publisher=The White House (whitehouse.gov), archived by the National Archives and Records Administration (nara.gov) |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120801215612/http://clinton5.nara.gov/WH/new/html/Mon_Jan_8_141714_2001.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In November 2006, Bridges was honored as a "Hero Against Racism" at the 12th annual [[Anti-Defamation League]] "Concert Against Hate" with the [[National Symphony Orchestra]], held at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] in [[Washington, DC]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=ADL Heroes Against Hate to Be Honored at Kennedy Center |agency=U.S. Newswire|date=November 14, 2006}}</ref>

On May 19, 2012, Bridges received an [[honorary degree]] from [[Tulane University]] at the annual graduation ceremony at the [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome|Superdome]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=May 19, 2012 |title=Tulane distributes nearly 2,700 degrees today in Dome – EPA administrator will speak to grads |url=https://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/05/tulane_university_awards_nearl_1.html |work=The Times-Picayune |location=New Orleans, LA |page=A05 |access-date=November 15, 2018}}</ref>

On February 4, 2016, Bridges was the recipient of the [[John Steinbeck Award]] at [[San Jose State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruby Bridges |url=https://www.steinbeckaward.com/awardees/ruby-bridges |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The John Steinbeck Award |language=en-US}}</ref>  The award is given to those who capture "[[John Steinbeck|Steinbeck’s]] empathy, commitment to democratic values, and belief in the dignity of people who by circumstance are pushed to the fringes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The John Steinbeck Award |url=https://www.steinbeckaward.com/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The John Steinbeck Award |language=en-US}}</ref>

On November 9, 2023, Bridges was awarded the Robert Coles ''Call of Service'' Award by the [[Phillips Brooks]] House Association at [[Harvard University]], and gave the corresponding lecture at [[Memorial Church of Harvard University|Memorial Church]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2023 |title=17th Annual Robert Coles Call of Service Lecture, followed by Alumni Weekend |url=https://pbha.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a2I7V0000024MhNUAU |access-date=November 9, 2023 |website=Phillips Brooks House Association Inc.}}</ref>

On March 5, 2024, Bridges was inducted into the [[National Women's Hall of Fame]]. The induction ceremony honored Bridges alongside renowned tennis player [[Serena Williams]]. This recognition highlights Bridges's significant contributions to civil rights and education in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/serena-williams-ruby-bridges-will-inducted-national-womens-hall-fame-rcna125677 |title=Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame |agency=Associated Press |date=November 17, 2023 |access-date=March 7, 2024 |work=NBC News}}</ref>

Two elementary schools are named after Bridges: one in [[Alameda, California]], and another in [[Woodinville, Washington]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hegarty |first=Peter |date=October 31, 2006 |title=Civil rights icon attends dedication: Ruby Bridges, namesake of new Alameda elementary school, broke racial barrier as a 6-year-old in 1960|work=Alameda Journal |location=Alameda, CA |page=News section, A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Northshore's newest elementary school is named Ruby Bridges Elementary |url=https://www.nsd.org/n/~board/district-news/post/northshores-newest-elementary-school-is-named-ruby-bridges-elementary |website=[[Northshore School District]] |access-date=September 5, 2020 |date=December 10, 2019}}</ref> A statue of Bridges stands in the courtyard of William Frantz Elementary School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2014/11/new_ruby_bridges_statue_inspir.html|title=New Ruby Bridges statue inspires students, community|work=NOLA.com|date=November 15, 2014 |access-date=November 15, 2014}}</ref> When asked what she hopes children will feel when seeing the statue, she responded:

{{Blockquote|text=I think kids will look at it and think to themselves, 'I can do something great too.' Kids can do anything, and I want them to be able to see ''themselves'' in the statue. Hopefully that will remind [them that they] can change the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Samuel |title=A New Statue Honors a Civil Rights Hero |url=https://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/post/new-statue-honors-civil-rights-hero-0 |website=Scholastic Kids Press |access-date=14 August 2023 |date=November 24, 2014}}</ref>}}