Ruby Bridges (1998)
Starring Chaz Monet, Michael Beach, Penelope Ann Miller
Directed by Euzhan Palcy
The true story of Ruby Bridges, an African-American girl who, in 1960 at age 6, helped to integrate the all-white schools of New Orleans. Although she was the only black girl to come to the school she was sent to, (and since all the white mothers pulled their children out of class, she was the only one there, period), and though she faced a crowd of angry white citizens every day, she emerged unscathed, physically or emotionally. Encouraged by her teacher, a white woman from the North named Barbara Henry, and her mother, Lucille, and with her own quiet strength, she eventually broke down a century-old barrier forever, a pivotal moment in the civil-rights movement
Runtime: 96 min.
Rating: 5.5
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Family,History
Keywords: woman director
Cast
Ruby Nell Bridges
Abon Bridges
Barbara Henry
Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges
Dr. Robert Coles
Jane Coles
Dr. Broyard
Miss Woodmere
Miss Spencer