Ruby Bridges Page #4

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Hi, Sweetie. What Happened?

Did It End Early?

I Never Got There.

The Streets Were Blocked.

You're Never Gonna Believe

Why. It Was Crazy.

I'm, Uh, Sitting

In The Car, Right?

There's Police

Everywhere. I Can't Move.

And There's

This Crowd Of Women

Standing In Front

Of A School.

Then This Little, Tiny,

Adorable Negro Girl

Gets Out Of A Car

Surrounded By Huge Marshals.

And Then These Women--

I'm Pretty Sure

They're Mothers--

They, They Start Chanting

These, These Hateful Things

At This Little, Bitty Girl.

I've Never Seen

Anything Like It.

People Can Be

So Mean, Bob.

Yeah.

I Grew Up Watching How

They Treated Effie, My Nanny.

They'd Act Like Her Color

Made Her Guilty Of Something.

Maybe I Could Work With Her.

You Know, Offer My Help

To Her And Her Family.

And Study The Situation

And Try To Help Her Cope.

I Think It Would Certainly

Be As Important

As The Work I Did With

The Kids In The Polio Ward.

- I Think It's A Great Idea.

- Yeah?

[ Crowd Shouting ]

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

We Don't Wanna Integrate!

[ Chanting Continues ]

Get These People Back.

[ Butler ]

Wait A Minute, Mrs. Bridges.

[ Crowd Pounding On Car ]

Clear The Way. Okay.

Okay, Mrs. Bridges.

Come On, Ruby.

[ Cop ]

All Right Now, Keep It Clear!

Get Back! Get Back!

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

We Don't Wanna Integrate!

[ Chanting Continues ]

Don't Mind Them, Ruby.

Keep Walking.

[ Man ]

Get Back, You Scum.

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

We Don't Wanna Integrate!

Two, Four, Six, Eight!

We Don't Wa--

This Is Your Teacher,

Mrs. Henry.

[ Phone Ringing ]

Well, Hello, Ruby Nelle.

It's So Nice To Meet You.

Very Nice To Meet You Too,

Mrs. Bridges.

Likewise.

So, Ruby, I Hear That

You're Quite A Good Student.

Is That True?

Yes, Ma'am.

Well, That's Perfect 'Cause

I'm Pretty Good Myself.

[ Woman Clicks Tongue ]

I Don't Know.

[ Crowd Chanting ]

This Here Is The

Captain Doctor Robert Coles.

Pleased To Meet You,

Captain.

Pleasure.

Sorry, But I Have To Check

Everyone That Comes In Here.

I Understand.

Would You Turn Around,

Please?

Sure.

[ Crowd Shouting ]

There Was A Phonics Book

In Here Just A Minute Ago.

[ Woman ]

Get Out Now!

You'll Have To Forgive Me. I--

I Haven't Quite Gotten

My Bearings Yet.

How Long Have You Been Here?

Since 8:
30.

[ Woman ]

Go Home, You Pickaninny!

You Don't Belong Here!

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Shouting Continues,

Muted ]

The Humidity Here

Is Something.

Where You From?

Boston, Originally.

But I've Been Teaching Children

Overseas On A Military Base.

I Just Recently Was Married,

And My Husband's Work

Is Here In New Orleans,

So I've Come

To Join Him.

Well, Welcome To The South.

Yeah.

Well, I'm Here Today

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