| Ruby Bridges | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Toni Ann Johnson |
| Directed by | Euzhan Palcy |
| Starring | Chaz Monet Penelope Ann Miller Kevin Pollak Michael Beach |
| Music by | Patrice Rushen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ann Hopkins |
| Cinematography | John Simmons |
| Editor | Paul LaMastra |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Production companies | Marian Rees Associates Walt Disney Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 18, 1998 |
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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+.