The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)

Ruby Bridges (1998)

Michael Beach: Abon Bridges

Quotes 

• Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges : What do you think you're doing?

  Abon Bridges : I'm doing what is best for our daughter. And I watched her in there and I listened and I seen that she's got it in her head that white folk is better than black folk. She draws black folk deformed and white folk perfect.

  Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges : But what does that have to do with Jesus?

  Abon Bridges : Nobody knows what he really looks like. And when she sees this everything that tells us that God looks more like the white folk outside her school than her.

• Abon Bridges : This is dangerous, Lucille. It's only day two; it's not too late to back out of this.

  Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges : Why are you always scared of everything, huh? Never wanna make some waves, the only way we're gonna have something is if we take...

  Abon Bridges : I fought it the war and won a medal, you think I got that medal being scared? You better mind who you're talking to.

  Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges : I'm sorry... Baby, I've been to the school and I've seen it. It's better! It's cleaner, it's nicer, it's newer. And her teacher... her teacher is from up north and she's smart and she's kind.

  Abon Bridges : She's supposed to go alone tomorrow. She's just a little girl; how can we put her through it?

  Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges : I'm sick of people telling us where we can go, what we can do, what we ain't supposed to have. My children are going to have more; they deserve more and the only way things will get better for them is if we make them better. Honey, we can't be afraid.

• Mrs. Stein : I'm so sorry, Abon, but will you please not come in here anymore?

  Abon Bridges : Why?

  Mrs. Stein : Please, please just go...

  Abon Bridges : OK, fine, I won't cone in here no more if that's how you want it. You remember who was first to come in here when you first moved here and them crackers wouldn't buy from some Jews. Ain't been nothing but nice to you but if that's how you want it that's how it's gonna be.