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Season 1 – Eyes on the Prize

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This landmark series, which first premiered in 1987, documents the history of the civil rights movement in America. Produced by Blackside, segments include the Montgomery bus boycott of 1954, school desegregation in 1957 Arkansas, the right-to-vote battle within Mississippi, the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The series has been honored with a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, Television Critics Association Award and numerous Emmy Awards.

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Eyes on the Prize — Season 1

Eyes on the Prize — Season 1

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Julian Bond

Narrator

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 21, 1987 Awakenings 1954-1956 Blacks testify against whites accused of a lynching; an Alabama boycott forces desegregation of buses. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 28, 1987 Fighting Back 1957-1962 School desegregation in 1957 Arkansas; James Meredith challenges school segregation in 1962 Mississippi. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 4, 1987 Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961 Black students join in lunch-counter sit-ins; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; CORE's Freedom Riders are attacked. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 11, 1987 No Easy Walk 1961-1963 An Albany, Ga., anti-segregation demonstration; Birmingham, Ala., Children's March; the "I Have a Dream" Washington, D.C., rally. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 18, 1987 Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964 The right-to-vote battle within Mississippi, focusing on the murder of three civil rights workers and the Freedom Democratic Party. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 25, 1987 Bridge to Freedom 1965 The civil rights movement begins to splinter despite the success of the 1965 march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 21, 1987