The true story of six-year-old Ruby, one of the first Black students to integrate public elementary school in New Orleans. Into her life comes Harvard psychologist Robert Coles. Together, they overcome the threatening crowds, earning them both a place in history and a lifelong friend in each other. Winner of the 1998 Humanitas Award. Starring Lela Rochon.

Based on events in the life of Ruby Bridges. -- Originally broadcast on television in 1999.

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