Ruby Bridges Parents Guide

Ruby was only 6 years old when she became the first african american child to attend an all white school in new orleans in 1960 yet she withstood daily threats and insults as she entered school and had to be escorted by armed guards.

Ruby bridges parents guide.

Hecklers protest ruby s admittance to the school on several occasions yelling names and insults at her. At the age of 4 ruby and her family moved to new orleans louisiana where her parents obtained better jobs. Directed by euzhan palcy. She was the oldest of abon and lucille bridges eight children.

When she was four years old. Ruby bridges 1998 parents guide add to guide. With penelope ann miller kevin pollak michael beach jean louisa kelly. One protester threatens to poison ruby which scares ruby.

I appreciated the attention paid to her parents emotions and difficulty in the film. She grew up on the farm her parents and grandparents sharecropped in mississippi. Ruby bridges in full ruby nell bridges married name ruby bridges hall born september 8 1954 tylertown mississippi u s american activist who became a symbol of the civil rights movement and who was at age six the youngest of a group of african american students to integrate schools in the american south. Early life ruby nell bridges was born on september 8 1954 in tylertown mississippi.

Showing all 2 items jump to. I don t think that s a reason to avoid this film with younger children. When six year old ruby is chosen to be the first african american to integrate her local elementary school she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time. Her parents worked hard to provide for her but there were many nights that there was nothing to eat for dinner.

At the tender age of six ruby bridges advanced the cause of civil rights in november 1960 when she became the first african american student to integrate an elementary school in the south. Ruby bridges was born in mississippi to a family that was very poor. Profanity 1 frightening intense scenes 1 certification. We did pause and talk about the language.

Born on september 8 1954 bridges was the oldest of five children for lucille and abon bridges farmers in tylertown mississippi. Parents need to know that the true story behind ruby bridges is inspiring but may be too emotionally intense for younger kids.