Louisiana: A History; Ruby Bridges Interview [Part 1 of 2]

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Series
Louisiana: A History
Raw Footage
Ruby Bridges Interview [Part 1 of 2]
Producing Organization
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Contributing Organization
Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/17-98mcwhh3
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Description
Description
The first part of an interview with Ruby Bridges conducted for Louisiana: A History. As a first grader, Bridges became the first African American student to enroll in William J. Frantz Elementary School after District Court Judge J. Skelly Wright ordered the desegregation of the New Orleans Public Schools in 1960. Her experience inspired the Norman Rockwell painting, \0xFFFDThe Problem We All Live With.\0xFFFD Bridges discusses arriving at school on her first day under the protection of federal marshals; the large crowd of angry white parents outside the school shouting at her; searching for other students in the school because she did not realize that the white parents had moved their children to other schools; the discrimination faced by her family members because of her integrating the school; concerns that she would be poisoned; being the only student in her class for the entire year; and her special relationship with her white teacher.
Genres
Interview
Topics
History
Subjects
Civil Rights: School Desegregation; Civil Rights: White Resistance; Civil Rights: African American Civil Rights; Louisiana; African Americans; Civil Rights; Education; Desegregation; Racism; Discrimination
Rights
Louisiana Educational Television Authority/Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Restricted Use. For permission or licensing information contact: comments@lpb.org
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
188:02:45
Credits
Associate Producer: Godoy, Al
Associate Producer: Melton, Christina
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Interviewee: Bridges, Ruby
Interviewer: Laudun, Tika
Producer: Laudun, Tika
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLHI-RBR1 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Original
Duration: 00:30:00
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLHI-RBR1.mp4 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Copy: Access
Duration: 188:02:45
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLHI-RBR1.mxf (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: application/mxf
Generation: Master
Duration: 188:04:45
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Citations
Chicago: “Louisiana: A History; Ruby Bridges Interview [Part 1 of 2],” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 27, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-98mcwhh3.
MLA: “Louisiana: A History; Ruby Bridges Interview [Part 1 of 2].” Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 27, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-98mcwhh3>.
APA: Louisiana: A History; Ruby Bridges Interview [Part 1 of 2]. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-98mcwhh3