Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years, 1954-1965
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Narrator, Julian Bond.
Publication Information
[Boston] : PBS Distribution, [2010]
Physical Description
3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
TV-PG.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
This six-hour documentary series on the civil rights movement illuminates the struggle for racial equality and social justice. The series uses compelling human stories to engage viewers in the landmark events of 1954 to 1965.
Notes
Title from container.
"A special presentation of American Experience"--Container.
Originally broadcast as a six-part documentary series on PBS in 1987.
Special feature: Interview with Henry Hampton.
Contents
- Disc 1. Awakenings (1954-1956) / Fighting back (1957-1962) / Disc 2. Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961) / No easy walk (1961-1963) / Disc 3. Mississippi, is this America? (1962-1964) / Bridge to freedom (1965)
Subjects
- Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century > Personal narratives.
- Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
- Civil rights demonstrations > United States > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Suffrage > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > History > 20th century.
- Segregation > United States > History.
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.