Ruby Bridges was six years old when the Civil Rights Movement came hammering at her door — choosing her as the first African-American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South. When white families pulled their children from her class, Ruby and her first-grade teacher, Mrs. Henry, forged ahead undaunted. With seven brand […]

It’s 1959, and the Civil Rights Movement is starting to grip America. In Montgomery, Alabama, a gentle children’s book stirs the passions of a segregationist senator and a no-nonsense librarian. A contrasting story of childhood friends — an African-American man and a woman of white privilege who are reunited in Montgomery that same year — […]

Volunteer Training is held the 1st Thursday of each month at 4 PM for those interested in volunteering at MANE. The minimum age to attend this volunteer training and work in classes is 14 - if you are between ages of 8 and 13, please make plans to join us for Junior Volunteer Hour. Please […]