Ruby Bridges (film)

Ruby Bridges is a 1998 television film, 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.

Cast

Michael Beach as Abon Bridges

Chaz Monet as Ruby Bridges

Lela Rochon as Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges

Penelope Ann Miller as Barbara Henry

Kevin Pollak as Dr. Robert Holes

Jean Louisa Kelly as Jane Coles

Peter Francis James as Dr. Broyard

Toni Ann Johnson as Alma Broyard

Patrika Darbo as Miss Spencer

Diana Scarwid as Miss Woodmere