Ruby Bridges (1998 film)
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Ruby Bridges (1998 film) is a 1998 made-for-television drama that depicts the true story of six-year-old Ruby Bridges integrating an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
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| Ruby Bridges (1998 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ruby Bridges (1998 film) Context triple: [Ruby Bridges, portrayedIn, Ruby Bridges (1998 film)]
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Ms. Jackson
"Ms. Jackson" is a hit single by the American hip hop duo OutKast, renowned for its innovative production and introspective lyrics about relationships and apology.
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B.
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 Southern Gothic drama film that explores family secrets, memory, and betrayal within an affluent Black family in rural Louisiana.
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C.
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the decades-long relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur in the American South, adapted from Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play.
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D.
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary film by Spike Lee that examines the 1963 Birmingham church bombing and its impact on the civil rights movement.
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E.
Warriors Don’t Cry
Warriors Don’t Cry is a memoir by Melba Pattillo Beals recounting her experiences as one of the Little Rock Nine integrating Central High School in 1957 and the intense racism and violence they faced.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruby Bridges (1998 film) Target entity description: Ruby Bridges (1998 film) is a 1998 made-for-television drama that depicts the true story of six-year-old Ruby Bridges integrating an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
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A.
Ms. Jackson
"Ms. Jackson" is a hit single by the American hip hop duo OutKast, renowned for its innovative production and introspective lyrics about relationships and apology.
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B.
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 Southern Gothic drama film that explores family secrets, memory, and betrayal within an affluent Black family in rural Louisiana.
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C.
Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the decades-long relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her Black chauffeur in the American South, adapted from Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play.
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D.
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls is a 1997 documentary film by Spike Lee that examines the 1963 Birmingham church bombing and its impact on the civil rights movement.
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E.
Warriors Don’t Cry
Warriors Don’t Cry is a memoir by Melba Pattillo Beals recounting her experiences as one of the Little Rock Nine integrating Central High School in 1957 and the intense racism and violence they faced.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television film ⓘ |
| basedOn | true story of Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| character |
Ruby Bridges
ⓘ
Ruby Bridges’ parents ⓘ federal marshals ⓘ white protesters ⓘ white school officials ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Matthew Williams ⓘ |
| composer | Wynton Marsalis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
civil rights movement
ⓘ
racial segregation in schools ⓘ |
| director | Euzhan Palcy ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| editor | Lynzee Klingman ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Laurence Mark ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical drama
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | color ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood under segregation
ⓘ
courage ⓘ racism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Ruby Bridges ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educational use
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Ruby Bridges
ⓘ
school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | The Wonderful World of Disney presentation ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Wonderful World of Disney ⓘ |
| portraysAgeOfProtagonist | six years old ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | integration of William Frantz Elementary School ⓘ |
| portraysYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| producer | Laurence Mark ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Toni Ann Johnson ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960 ⓘ |
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