AUGUSTA, Ga ()- Saturday morning the cast of the Augusta Junior Players production of “Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges” took a walk to put themselves in her shoes.

On November 14, 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges was the first black child to attend the white only “William Frantz Elementary School” in New Orleans. She traveled 5 blocks from home, facing an angry mob as she walked into the school.

Tayllor Davis plays an older version of Bridges in the show. She said that bringing Bridges’ story to life onstage made a huge impact on her.

“It just honestly blows my mind that this 6-year-old girl found the courage to walk those five blocks, because there were protesters, obviously, among those five blocks. And she could have easily given up. She could have said ‘This is too hard for me. I can’t do it.’ But she didn’t give up,” she said.

The “Walk with Ruby Bridges” march started as a way for the cast to walk and reflect on the experience Bridges had as a young girl who just wanted to go to school. But it turned into a community event as nearly 100 people showed up to walk with the cast.

“I honestly think that us walking these five blocks and having the community participate with us, that is a very, very strong message indeed as well,” said Davis. “Us honoring her. Us walking those five blocks for her in memory of what she did is very emotional. It’s like us paying tribute. Like we know what you went through. We appreciate you, everything that you’ve done.”

Davis thinks that participating in events like this can help ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself.

“And what more people need to realize now is that what Ruby went through should never be repeated. Because what she went through was it was very rough. It was very hard to experience that.”

You can find more information about tickets and show dates for “Ruby: The Story of Ruby Bridges” at The Augusta Players website.

Plus you can catch the cast on “Jennie” on Tuesday, February 4th at 12:30 p.m.