Leonard Pitts Jr.: It’s easy to see why they consider books dangerous
by Leonard Pitts Jr., Tribune Content Agency
Sep 29, 2021
2 minutes
Here’s what happened when Ruby Bridges went to school in 1960.
Four federal marshals escorted her. She walked through a mob of outraged white people. They called her names. They threatened to poison her. And to lynch her. They held up a small casket with a black doll inside. One Southern belle explained to a reporter why she and other New
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