Ruby Bridges Page #8

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Oh,

I Definitely Believe It.

[ Laughs ]

She's A Great Teacher.

[ Woman ]

I'm So Happy This Year

Is Comin' To A Close.

You Have No Idea.

Miss Woodmere, May I Have

Ruby's Test Scores, Please?

Oh!

Oh, This Is Wonderful!

I Knew She Would Do Well.

Her Test Scores

Are Incredible!

Hmm, That's Exactly

What I Thought.

That's Why I'm Lowering Them

To More Accurately Reflect

A True Assessment

Of Her Ability.

What?

Well, She's Been

Privately Tutored

The Whole Year Through,

Which Makes Her Scores

Inaccurate.

She's Had Special Attention

The Other Children

Just Did Not Have.

[ Woman ]

That's True.

That's What This Is.

You're Upset

Because She Did Better

Than The Other Children.

Her Scores Are Too High,

And I'll Change Them

As I See Fit.

Then I Would Like

To Discuss It

With The Principal.

I Already Have.

She Did The Work By Herself,

So The Scores Are Accurate.

The Only Reason

She Was Privately Taught

Is Because You Would Not

Put Her With Other Children.

You Tried To Mix

Those Children,

And You Failed, Didn't You?

They Didn't Accept Her.

That's Not True.

- Oh?

- They're Children.

They Don't Care

What Color She Is.

It Is Only Their Parents

And Ignorant People

Who Teach Them To Hate.

If You Are Unhappy Here,

Please Don't Come Back.

- Miss Woodmere!

- Shut Up!

What About The Children,

Miss Woodmere?

Do They Mean

Anything To You?

You May Dismiss

The Hard Work

Of One Little Girl,

But There Will Be

Other Little Girls

And Boys.

The Country Is Changing,

Miss Woodmere,

Whether You Like It

Or Not.

[ Footsteps Receding ]

That Woman Worked

Her Behind Off This Year,

Miss Woodmere.

She Spent Nearly Every

Minute Of Every Day

Bein' Dedicated

To Her Job!

And Your Job,

Miss Woodmere,

Is To Support

All Your Teachers,

Not To Sabotage Them.

Huh.

All Right, Carl, Come On Now!

Keep Your Eye On It. Get Your

Grip On The Bat. Swing!

C'mon!

Hit It Carl!

That's Right, Carl!

You Gonna Knock It

Over The Fence!

[ Laughs ]

Hey, Abon.

How About That Carl, Huh?

- C'mon, Carl,

Hit It! Hit It! Hit It!

- A Real Little Slugger.

And Ruby's Been Playin'

Real Good Too.

Been Coachin' 'Em?

Nah, No-- She--

She Don't Need My Help.

She Just Got Natural Talent.

- C'mon, Carl! Hit It!

C'mon, Carl!

- Give Me The Bat. It's Mine!

Aw, Abon, Maybe She Gets

Some Of It From You.

Whatever It Is,

We All Real Proud Of Her

Around Here.

Anybody? Is That All?

Anybody Want Anymore?

We Got Popsicles.

- You Want A Popsicle?

- Popsicle?

Oh, Boy!

What Kind You Got?

Gimme The Bat.

Gimme It!

Uh! Uh-Uh!

Give Me The Bat.

[ Ruby ]

You Know What?

What?

I'm Gonna Have

A Birthday Party Soon.

No!

And You And Mrs. Coles

Can Come To It.

You Know What?

We'll Be There.

Yeah?

Yeah!

Tell Me About

Your Picture.

This Is You

And Mrs. Coles.

That's Mrs. Henry,

And That's The Broyards.

And Why'd You Put Us

In There?

'Cause I Like You Now.

Who's This Here?

That's Jimmy.

He's Says He's Gonna Be

My Friend Now,

Even Though His Mom

Told Him Not To Be.

He Doesn't Call Me

Bad Names Anymore.

That's Good.

I Think People Are Happier

When They Make Friends.

What Do You Think?

[ Sighs ]

I Think You've Been

A Great Teacher.

That's What I Think.

Can I Have A Hug,

Teacher?

[ Laughs ]

Oh, Ruby!

[ Children Shouting ]

C'mon!

Barbara, I'm Sorry

We Didn't Get

To Know Each Other

Better This Year.

Get On!

I Think What You Did

Was The Right Thing.

And I Think

You Did It Really Well.

Believe It

Or Not, That...

Means A Lot To Me.

Maybe Next Year,

If You Get Ruby

Or Someone Like Her

In Your Class...

You'll Be Able

To Do The Same.

[ Narrator ] In 1995,

Ruby Bridges Established

The Ruby Bridges

Educational Foundation,

Which Seeks To Build

An Understanding

Of Cultural Diversity

Within Public Schools

Across The Nation.

Under Her Leadership,

The Growth And Success

Of This Foundation

Continues To Prove

That The Sacrifices

Her Family Made

Were Not In Vain.

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