Across the Bridge

Across The Bridge - In The 1960S Fourteen-Year-Old Eddie Jordan Seizes The Opportunity To Attend A Prestigious New England Prep School. In Doing So He Leaves His Predominantly Black School System In His Hometown To Enter The Private Educational World Of White Society. Through His Own Experiences And The Experiences Of His New Classmates He Is Confronted With Issues Of Race Class And Sexual Identity. And Along The Way He Battles A Personal Demon.Across The Bridge Depicts The Struggles Of A Small Minority Of Black Students As They Fight Racism On A Front Far Different From The Urban Battlegrounds That Usually Characterize The Racial Turmoil Of The 1960S. The Serene Setting Of Whitfield Academy Contrasts With The Tumultuous Setting Of Eddie Jordan'S Hometown; However The Issues Are The Same And In Some Ways More Pronounced At Whitfield.