Gartel Museum. This is a living, breathing website that evolves and changes with the current events and activities of the media engaged artist, Mike Gartel. Brother of Laurence Gartel. Known for combining the digital art world with traditional painting, sculpture and other techniques.
The young Ruby Bridges was portrayed by actress Chaz Monet, and the movie also featured Lela Rochon as Ruby's mother, Lucille 'Lucy' Bridges; Michael Beach as Ruby's father, Abon Bridges; Penelope Ann Miller as Ruby's teacher, Mrs. Henry; and Kevin Pollak as Dr. Robert Coles.
Actors and Actresses. When I was in elementary school we did a play about Ruby Bridges, the first Black girl at a desegregated school. Ruby Bridges was played by a blonde girl, I don't think we had any Black girls in our class. The racist mob picketing the school was played by me and an Arab kid. The Arab kid got in trouble because he improvised his line as Your kind doesn't belong here!, making a reference to race ...