The Heumann Perspective

The Heumann Perspective


From A Slight Change of Plans: Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges

October 03, 2022

I’m sharing a special episode from another podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, from Pushkin Industries. In this preview, civil rights icon Ruby Bridges shares what it was like to be the first African-American student to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana in 1960. Ruby was just six years old at the time, and it would be years before she fully appreciated her role in advancing civil rights in America. Hear the full episode, and more from A Slight Change of Plans, at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/scp5?sid=perspective.


"A Slight Change of Plans with Maya Shankar" written on a yellow post-in note with a teal background. "Pushkin" is written on the side in white.