Ruby Bridges (1998)

Directed by

Euzhan Palcy

Genre

biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Six year old Ruby Bridges is chosen to attend an all white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960. She faces angry protestors and isolation from other students and parents as she becomes the only Black child at the school.

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What happens

Ruby Bridges is a 1998 American television film, written by Toni Ann Johnson, directed by Euzhan Palcy and based on the true story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first black students to attend integrated schools in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1960. The film premiered on ABC on January 18, 1998. As a six-year-old, Bridges was one of four black first-graders, selected on the basis of test scores, to attend previously all-white public schools in New Orleans. Three students were sent to McDonogh 19, and Ruby was the only black child to be sent to William Frantz Elementary School. It is currently available for streaming on Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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