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Ruby Bridges

When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school in 1960, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rushen, Patrice (Composer)
Other Authors:	Hopkins, Anne (Producer), Palcy, Euzhan (Director, Producer), Johnson, Toni Ann, 1968- (Screenwriter), Monet, Chaz, 1990- (Actor), Rochon, Lela, 1966- (Actor), Beach, Michael (Actor), Miller, Penelope Ann (Actor), Pollak, Kevin, 1958- (Actor), Kelly, Jean Louisa (Actor), James, Peter Francis (Actor), Darbo, Patrika (Actor), Scarwid, Diana, 1955- (Actor), Simmons, John (Cinematographer), Taylor, Linwood, 1941-2009 (Art director), LaMastra, Paul (Film editor), Bridges, Ruby
Format:	Videos DVD
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	[United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Video ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., 2004.
Series:	Disney DVD.
Subjects:	Bridges, Ruby > Drama. Coles, Robert > Drama. African American school children > Louisiana > New Orleans > Drama. School integration > Drama. New Orleans (La.) > Race relations > Drama. Feature films. Made-for-TV movies. Biographical television programs. Fiction television programs. Films for the hearing impaired. Historical television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Children's films.
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Summary:	When bright six year old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local New Orleans elementary school in 1960, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the very first time.
Item Description:	"The Wonderful World of Disney presents"--Container Based on events in the life of Ruby Bridges. Originally broadcast on television in 1998; produced in 1997.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	01:30:00
Format:	DVD, NTSC; region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital surround sound.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, John W. Simmons ; art director, Linwood Taylor ; editor, Paul LaMastra ; music, Patrice Rushen ; consultant, Ruby Bridges.
ISBN:	0788851276 9780788851278