Le Combat de Ruby Bridges (1998)

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.

Synopsis

La Nouvelle-Orléans, dans les années 60. La jeune Ruby Bridges, une petite fille noire, intègre une école exclusivement constituée d'enfants blancs. Elle et sa famille doivent alors affronter une véritable hostilité de la part des autres parents d'élèves. Une histoire vraie qui a bouleversé la face du monde.

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