A standoff on a remote mountaintop in Idaho was a family tragedy — and a spark for the modern American militia movement. Watch RUBY RIDGE Tue Apr 13 at 9/8c on PBS → pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/ruby-ridge | American Experience | PBS

"Ruby Ridge" premieres Tuesday, February 14 at 9/8c on PBS. | American Experience | PBS

#OnThisDay in 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges became the first African American child to attend William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans after a federal court order to desegregate. Hear Ruby reflect on her experience and the teacher who stood by her every day in this 1997 interview on "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer." Watch the full interview in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-507-vh5cc0vp4m PBS NewsHour | American Archive of Public B

This video shows students arriving at schools under court-ordered desegregation in Dallas, Texas, as busing was used to reduce racial segregation in public education. Police presence and crowd control were common on the first day, reflecting the tension surrounding the policy. Desegregation busing aimed to provide equal educational access by transporting students across previously segregated school zones. While supported by civil rights advocates, it also faced strong opposition from some commun