Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.

"When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage"--

Capturing the courage of a little girl facing racism and hatred alone, the true story of Ruby Bridges reveals how she helped shape American history as the first African American child sent to first grade in a white school.

To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

Provides the story of the black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Alabama set in motion all the events of the civil rights movements that resulted in the end of the segregated South.

As a little boy grows into a bigger boy, he first must have the difficult conversation Black families have with their sons, warning them about the challenges they face due to racism.

Rosa Parks changed the way African Americans were treated when she took a stand and did not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger in Alabama in 1955. Learn about this woman's life that led up to that brave deed and her subsequent accomplishments.

Ruby Bridges tells the story of how she helped end racial segregation in the New Orleans public school system when she was in the first grade.