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Season 2 – 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.
Eyes on the Prize — Season 2

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Julian Bond

Narrator

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 15, 1990 The Time Has Come 1964-1966 After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 22, 1990 Two Societies 1965-1968 Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 29, 1990 Power! 1966-1968 Carl Stokes becomes mayor of Cleveland; the Black Panthers form; Brooklyn parents and teachers clash. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 5, 1990 The Promised Land 1967-1968 Martin Luther King Jr. publicly opposes the war in Vietnam; Poor People's Campaign; Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 12, 1990 Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More 1964-1972 Cassius Clay, students at Howard University and the National Black Political Convention seek black pride and unity; the violent response to black activism. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 19, 1990 A Nation of Law? 1968-1971 Black activism is met with violence and unethical responses by some local and federal law enforcement agencies; an inmate takeover at New York's Attica Correctional Facility leaves 43 men dead. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 26, 1990 The Keys to the Kingdom 1974-1980 Antidiscrimination legal rights are tested during the 1970s as Bostonians violently resist a federal court school desegregation order; Maynard Jackson becomes Atlanta's mayor. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 5, 1990 Back to the Movement 1979-mid 80s Riots explode in Miami's black community; Harold Washington is installed as Chicago's first black mayor. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG (L|V)
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 15, 1990