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{{Short description|1998 television film}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Drama
| writer = [[Toni Ann Johnson]]
| director = [[Euzhan Palcy]]
| starring = Chaz Monet<br/>[[Penelope Ann Miller]]<br/>[[Kevin Pollak]]<br/>[[Michael Beach]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Ann Hopkins]]<br>[[Euzhan Palcy]] (co-producer)
| cinematography = John Simmons
| editor = [[Paul LaMastra]]
| runtime = 96 min.
| company = [[Marian Rees Associates]]<br/>[[Walt Disney Television]]
| network = ABC
| distributor = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| networkmusic = ABC = [[Patrice Rushen]]
| musicreleased = [[Patrice{{start Rushen]]date|1998|1|18}}
| budget = ▼
| released = {{start date|1998|1|18}}
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'''''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. 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+]].
 
The film received positive reviews, and has an approval rating of 83% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]. 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 [[Christopher Award|The Christopher Award]]. It is currently available for streaming on [[Disney+]]. ▼
 
In 2023, the film was the subject of a complaint brought by a Florida parent who claimed that the movie is not appropriate for second-graders because it might teach them that “white people hate Black people”. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-03-28 |title=Florida school pulls anti-racism film Ruby Bridges after parent complaint |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/28/ruby-bridges-florida-school-anti-racism-film-parent-complaint |access-date=2023-03-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
''Ruby Bridges'' tells the story of how a six-year -old Black girl integrated a New Orleans segregated school in 1960. OfRuby course,did Ruby didn’tnot achieve this feat alone–alone – there was the [[NAACP]] that chose her; four US Marshals thatwho kept back the angry mob of haters bent on lynching her; [[Barbara Henry]], a kind-hearted White teacher who pushed back against her racist superiors and coworkers; [[Robert Coles (psychiatrist)|Robert Coles]], a famous psychiatrist to help her with the stress, and his wife Jane; and, most of all, her courageous mother, who shared the deep faith that gave the girl the strength to persist in spite of the hatred around her and of her father who initially doubted that her daughter should bear being persecuted by segregationists.
 
==Cast==
* Chaz Monet as [[Ruby Bridges]]
* [[Michael Beach]] as Abon Bridges▼
* [[Lela Rochon]] as Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges▼
* [[Penelope Ann Miller]] as [[Barbara Henry]]
* [[Kevin Pollak]] as [[Robert Coles (psychiatrist)|Dr. Robert Coles]]
* [[Diana Scarwid]] as Miss Woodmere
▲* [[Lela Rochon]] as Lucielle '"Lucy'" Bridges
▲* [[Michael Beach]] as Abon Bridges
* [[Jean Louisa Kelly]] as Jane Coles
* [[Peter Francis James]] as Dr. Broyard
* [[Toni Ann Johnson]] as Alma Broyard
* [[Patrika Darbo]] as Miss Spencer
* [[DianaToni ScarwidAnn Johnson]] as MissAlma WoodmereBroyard
 
== Reception ==
▲The film receivedholds positivea reviewsscore of 83% on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], andbased hason 6 reviews with an approvalaverage rating of 83%6.6/10.<ref>{{Cite onweb |title=Ruby Bridges |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ruby_bridges |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]. |publisher=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref> The film was nominated for several awards, including an [[NAACP Image awardAward]]. The writer, Toni Ann Johnson, won the 1998 [[Humanitas]] Prize for her teleplay. The film also won [[Christopher Award|The Christopher Award]]. It is currently available for streaming on [[Disney+]].
 
In 2023, the film was the subject of a complaint brought by a [[Florida]] parent who claimed that the film is not appropriate for school second-graders in because it might teach them that "white people hate Black people".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Helmore |first=Edward |date=2023-03-28 |title=Florida school pulls anti-racism film Ruby Bridges after parent complaint |language=en-GB |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/28/ruby-bridges-florida-school-anti-racism-film-parent-complaint |access-date=2023-03-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> A potential decision to ban the film was not upheld by a committee of teachers, parents, community members and a library media technology specialist after watching the film and reviewing the objection form, as well as the school district policy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/04/us/ruby-bridges-movie-review-pinellas-florida/index.html|title=Review board allows Ruby Bridges movie to be shown at elementary school after parent complaint|first=Justin|last=Gamble|author2=Nicole Chavez|website=[[CNN]]|date=4 April 2023|access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ruby-bridges-director-euzhan-palcy-florida-ban-reversal-1235375316/|title='Ruby Bridges' Director Euzhan Palcy Reacts to Reversal of Florida School Ban: 'A Victory for Hope'|website=Ghe Hollywood Reporter|first=Seth|last=Abramovitch|date=14 March 2023|access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ruby-bridges-director-thanks-florida-teachers-for-voting-down-potential-ban_n_643a4393e4b05765f3821c13|title='Ruby Bridges' Director Thanks Florida Teachers For Voting Down Potential Ban|website=Huffington Post|first=Ben|last=Blanchet|date=15 April 2023|access-date=16 April 2023}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ruby_bridges Rated 83% on Rotten Tomatoes]
* [https://readthespirit.com/visual-parables/ruby-bridges-1998/ 5 star rated on Visual Parables], a "resource for faith-and-film reviews and study guides"
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