Ruby Bridges Page #6

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Yeah.

I See.

That's Great, Baby.

That's--

That's A--

You Like Your New School,

Don't Ya?

Yeah, I'm--

I'm Glad You Do.

Go-- Go Get Changed,

And, Uh, Go Play.

Mary And Carl Waitin'

For Ya Up The Street.

Hi, Jimmy,

We Goin' In!

Hi, Scott!

Traitor!

Tra-- Jimmy!

Hey, Scott,

Wait Up!

Jimmy! Come Back Here, Boy!

No, I Wanna Go

To School, Ma!

Jimmy! Jimmy!

Scott, I'm Comin' Too!

Now, Ruby, You Was With Me

At The Supermarket

When I Bought That Rice

And Those Beans.

You Saw They Was

Wrapped Tight.

No One's Put

Nothin' In There.

Ruby, Baby,

You've Got To Eat!

You Hear Me?

Good Girl.

Mama,

You Said Those People

Outside My School Would Stop.

They Will, Honey.

They Will!

When?

You Know, Ruby,

When You Feel Like This,

You Gotta Remember,

Just Turn Unto The Lord.

Remember What

I Told You

Jesus Did?

They Can't

Hurt You, Honey.

Those Men Are There

To Protect You.

And Remember,

God Loves You!

[ Kissing Sound ]

Mmm.

[ Abon ] Cielle.

Hey!

Hi!

Hello! Got Some Goodies

For You.

Hey, Alma!

Good To See You.

Oh, Thank You!

What Can I Get You Two?

Oh, Nothing. Thank You.

Jus' Some Coffee, Darlin'.

But Let Me Help.

Ooh,

It's Pretty!

I Want It!

No.

It's Mine!

Ruby Nelle, Not Everything

Comes In This House

Is For You.

[ Alma Chuckling ]

Now, You Gonna

Have To Share!

Oh, My. Would Y'all

Like To Adopt

A Couple Of Kids?

Actually, We'd Love

To Have Ruby Spend A Day

With Our Girl Sometime,

If That's All Right.

[ Ruby ] Ooh!

Oh, I'm Sure

She Would Love That!

Honey, We've Got A Piano,

And My Wife Would Like

To Teach You To Play.

Would You Like That?

Oh, My. You Have

Your Very Own Piano?

You Know,

She's Been Learnin'

A Bit With Miss Henry.

Well, We Just Want

To Spend Some Time

With Her.

- Let Her Know

We're Here For Her.

- [ Scoffs ]

[ Paper Shuffling ]

I Gotta Get Me

Some Air.

[ Door Slams ]

I'm Sorry.

He's Havin' A Hard Time.

I Understand.

What He's Goin' Through Has

Got To Be Hard On Any Man.

Abon! Abon!

[ Sighs ]

Honey, I Know

You Don't Believe Me,

But I Really Think They

Do Mean Well.

[ Scoffs ]

Please, Those People

Ain't Interested In Ruby.

Yes, They Are Too!

And I Think

It Will Be A Good Idea

For Her

To See How They Live.

Show Her What Our Folks

Can Have When They Have

A Good Education.

They Were Just

Being Polite.

But Not Polite Enough

To Invite Us, Huh?

You Know, Tell Me.

Did Alma Broyard Invite You

To Tea? Oh, No.

No! Why?

Well, Their--

Their Little Visits

Every Once In A While,

Having Ruby To Their House

And-- And Showin' Her

How They Live--

That Ain't Gonna Help

This Family!

Huh?

Where Are The Broyards

When My Daughter Ain't

Eatin' And When She's

Havin' Nightmares?

They Don't Wanna Know

About All That!

They Don't Want

To Support Us Like

Real Friends!

And You--

You Just-- You Just Smile

And Just Suckin' It Up!

That's Enough, Abon!

There's Nothing Wrong

With Me Wantin' Ruby To See

Another Side Of Life!

I Want Her To Learn

To Play The Piano,

If She Wants To.

I Want Her To Experience

Being In A Nice House...

Without Havin' To Clean It.

I Don't Wanna See

My Daughter Being Used,

No More... By Nobody.

[ Sobs ]

[ Man ]

Hey, Charlie!

Hey, Abon!

How's It Goin'?

Mr. Taylor.

I Know Those Folks

Told You

Not To Go Out Lookin' For Work,

But I Have A Few

Painting Gigs,

And I Could Sure

Use Your Help.

I Can't Pay You

Mechanic's Salary,

But It'd

Be Something.

Appreciate It.

See You In The Morning.

Gotta Go

To A Gig Now.

House Painter.

[ Noises Behind Door ]

Hey, Sweetie.

How Was Your Lunch?

Fine.

Is Everything Okay, Ruby?

More Kids Came Back,

Mrs. Henry.

It's Not My School

Anymore.

How-- How Do You Know

More Kids Came Back, Ruby?

I Saw 'Em.

How Come They're All

In The Class Together

And I'm Not?

Um--

Uh--

Why Don't You Make

Some More Valentines,

Sweetheart?

And, Uh-- And I'll Be Back

In Just A Few Moments, Okay?

Okay.

There Is No Good Reason

Why She Should Be

By Herself All Day,

Especially Since The Other

Children Are First Graders

And Right Next Door.

Miss Spencer Does Not

Want To Teach That Child,

And Nobody's

Gonna Force Her.

Fine.

Then Let Her Children

Come Into Ruby's Class

For Part Of The Day,

And I'll Teach Them!

As An Outsider,

What Makes You

So Concerned?

Miss Woodmere,

It Is Cruel

To Isolate A Child.

Those Children

Are Not Goin'

To Accept Her.

So You Just Let It Be!

This School Was Ordered

To Integrate!

If You Continue

To Separate Ruby,

You Are Breaking

The Federal Law!

Shall We Call

Superintendent Redmond

And Discuss It

With Him?

Mrs. Spencer?

Uh-Huh!

Children!

This Is Mrs. Henry.

Hello.

C'mon Now!

Let's All Line Up

Behind Marie.

We're Gonna Go

Into Mrs. Henry's Class

For A While.

[ Child ]

Oh, No, Her Class?

Oh, No!

[ Barbara ]

This Is Ruby, Everyone.

Go Ahead.

Come On. In You Go.

This Is Ruby.

Here We Go.

Duck.

Ruby's In The Game Too.

No Skipping!

Duck. Duck.

Duck.

Goose!

[ Footsteps ]

[ Kids Chattering ]

My Mommy Told Me Not

To Play With You

Because You're A "Niggah."

He Not Gonna Go!

[ Whispering ]

I Don't Want To Play With Her.

Scott, You're It!

[ Whispering ] I Don't Wanna

Play With Her, Either.

Don't You Want

To Play, Scott?

No.

C'mon.

It's Fun To Be "It."

I Don't Wanna Be!

Come On.

You Can Do It.

Stand Up. Let's Go!

I Don't Wanna Be "It."

No, Jim Didn't

Hurt My Feelings,

'Cause If My Mama

Or My Daddy

Told Me Not

To Play With Someone,

I Wouldn't, Either.

Alison Daddy Told Her

Not To Play With Me Too,

[ Whispering ]

But She Still Does

Sometimes.

[ Whispering ]

I Won't Tell.

[ Laughs ]

Will Your Mom Let

You Have Some Of My Tea?

It's Special Blend.

Imported From Up North.

Hmm.

Yeah, I Think That

Would Be A Good Thing.

It'll Be Just A Moment

While It Brews.

Ruby,

Would, Uh-- Would You Be

Disappointed If, Uh,

My Mommy Said

I Couldn't Have With You?

I Would Be Sad,

'Cause Maybe You

Wouldn't Visit Me Anymore.

Is It, Uh--

Is It Lonely For You

At School?

When I'm By Myself

At Lunchtime.

Mrs. Henry's Nice.

But The Other Kids

Don't Play With Me.

You Know, It-- It's Good

To Know How You Feel, A-And

To Tell Someone, Ruby.

It'll Make You

Feel Better.

I'm Certainly Glad

You Told Me.

Is There Anything

Else That, Uh--

You Could Do

To Make Yourself

Feel Better,

Like Cry

Or Laugh Or, Uh--

Draw With The Crayons?

Our Tea Is Ready!

Ah!

Oh! For Me?

Mm!

But We Have To Pray

Before We Eat It.

Mm.

God Is Great. God Is Good.

Now We Thank Him

For This Food.

In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Amen.

Your Daddy Gonna Let

You Be In The Ball Game

Next Time We Play?

Don't Think So.

Says Colored Folk

Ain't Got Time

To Be Playin' Games.

Says You Gotta Work Hard

If You Wanna Have Something

In This World.

- [ Man ] Alison!

- Uh-Oh.

Where Are You?

I'm Comin', Daddy!

What Did I Tell You?

You Just March Yourself

On Back Over To That House!

Lewis,

Ain't No Need

To Holler.

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