Lymphocytes. Much of your immunity is associated with your circulatory system, and your protein-rich blood cells play a large role in keeping you healthy. White blood cells, in particular, are a key component of your immune response.
Part I of a 2 part interview with Ruby Bridges, an iconic civil rights era individual best known for being the first African-American to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South following Brown vs. The Board of Education. As a 6 year old, Ruby integrated William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 6, 1960.
Center, Ruby Nell Bridges at age 6, was the first African American child to attend William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans after Federal courts ordered the desegregation of public schools. Credit: Bettmann/Corbis.