Ruby Bridges (film)

Ruby Bridges
Directed by	Euzhan Palcy
Written by	Toni Ann Johnson
Starring	Chaz Monet Penelope Ann Miller Kevin Pollak Michael Beach
Distributed by	ABC
Release dates	January 18, 1998
Language	English

Ruby Bridges is a 1998 made-for-television movie, written by Toni Ann Johnson and based on the true story of Ruby Bridges, the first black student 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. Three students were sent to McDonogh 19, and Ruby was the only black child to be sent to William Frantz Public School.

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.

See also

• African-American Civil Rights Movement in popular culture

External links

• Ruby Bridges at the Internet Movie Database