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| − | This film presents the real-life tale of young Ruby Bridges (Chaz Monet), one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. At only age 6, Ruby is selected to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, causing an uproar in the racially divided region. Among the people who try to help Ruby adjust to the tense situation are teacher Barbara Henry (Penelope Ann Miller) and Dr. Robert Coles (Kevin Pollak) <ref>https:// | + | [[File:Ruby Bridges (film).jpg|200px|thumb]] |
| + | Ruby Bridges is a 1998 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. 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. | ||
| + | The film was nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image award. The writer, Toni Ann Johnson, won the 1998 Humanitas Prize for her teleplay. The film also won The Christopher Award. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges_(film) Ruby Bridges (film)}. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 2 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Plot == | ||
| + | This film presents the real-life tale of young Ruby Bridges (Chaz Monet), one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. At only age 6, Ruby is selected to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, causing an uproar in the racially divided region. Among the people who try to help Ruby adjust to the tense situation are teacher Barbara Henry (Penelope Ann Miller) and Dr. Robert Coles (Kevin Pollak), a child psychiatrist. <ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ruby_bridges Ruby Bridges]. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved Februray 2 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Controversy == | ||
| + | Ruby Bridges 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. Although she faced a crowd of angry white citizens every day, she emerged unscathed, physically or emotionally. The 6-year-old title character, selected as one of the first African Americans to attend a white school, is escorted by federal marshals each morning past a throng of shouting, fist-waving protesters: clean-cut young men who are red with rage, an ordinary-looking mother who screams that she’s going to hang or poison Ruby, a grandmother who holds an effigy of a black child in a coffin. | ||
| + | In the days that follow, Dad loses his job (as a Korean War veteran, he feels particularly betrayed); the family is asked to stop shopping at the white-owned grocery store; and even the black neighbors turn on the Bridges because of the protective police roadblocks and other disruptions in everyone’s lives. <ref>Miller, Daryl H. [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jan-17-ca-9099-story.html ‘Ruby Bridges’ Looks at a Hateful World]. LA Times. 17 Jan 1999. Retrieved February 2 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Black Racism in Drama Movies]] | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 2 February 2021
Ruby Bridges is a 1998 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. 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. The film was nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image award. The writer, Toni Ann Johnson, won the 1998 Humanitas Prize for her teleplay. The film also won The Christopher Award. [1]
Plot
This film presents the real-life tale of young Ruby Bridges (Chaz Monet), one of the first African-American children to attend an integrated school in the Deep South. At only age 6, Ruby is selected to attend an all-white school in New Orleans, causing an uproar in the racially divided region. Among the people who try to help Ruby adjust to the tense situation are teacher Barbara Henry (Penelope Ann Miller) and Dr. Robert Coles (Kevin Pollak), a child psychiatrist. [2]
Controversy
Ruby Bridges 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. Although she faced a crowd of angry white citizens every day, she emerged unscathed, physically or emotionally. The 6-year-old title character, selected as one of the first African Americans to attend a white school, is escorted by federal marshals each morning past a throng of shouting, fist-waving protesters: clean-cut young men who are red with rage, an ordinary-looking mother who screams that she’s going to hang or poison Ruby, a grandmother who holds an effigy of a black child in a coffin. In the days that follow, Dad loses his job (as a Korean War veteran, he feels particularly betrayed); the family is asked to stop shopping at the white-owned grocery store; and even the black neighbors turn on the Bridges because of the protective police roadblocks and other disruptions in everyone’s lives. [3]
References
- ↑ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Bridges_(film) Ruby Bridges (film)}. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 2 2021.
- ↑ Ruby Bridges. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved Februray 2 2021.
- ↑ Miller, Daryl H. ‘Ruby Bridges’ Looks at a Hateful World. LA Times. 17 Jan 1999. Retrieved February 2 2021.
