Ruby Bridges Footage Preserved with National Grant
Preservation work has now been completed on rare home movie footage of Ruby Bridges, thanks to a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. The brief, silent 8mm film was shot by Josie Ritter, who was a teacher at William Franz Elementary School when Ruby became the first black student to integrate it in 1960. The first portion of the film, shot through a window from inside the school, records white protesters picketing outside, carrying signs and Confederate flags