Eyes on the Prize

EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era.

Episodes

  • Back to the Movement (1979-mid '80s): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Back to the Movement (1979-mid '80s)

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    Power and powerlessness in the cities of Miami and Chicago.
  • The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-1980)

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    Anti-discrimination rights gained in past decades by the movement are put to the test.
  • A Nation of Law? (1968-1971): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A Nation of Law? (1968-1971)

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    Black activism is increasingly met with an unethical response from law enforcement.
  • Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-1972)

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    A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize Black America.
  • The Promised Land (1967-1968): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Promised Land (1967-1968)

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    Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Power! (1966-1968): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Power! (1966-1968)

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    The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in Black America.
  • Two Societies (1965-1968): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Two Societies (1965-1968)

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    The Kerner Commission finds "two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal."
  • The Time Has Come (1964-1966): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Time Has Come (1964-1966)

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    After a decade-long cry for justice, a new sound is heard in the movement: call for power.
  • Bridge to Freedom (1965): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bridge to Freedom (1965)

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    A decade of lessons is applied in the climactic and bloody march from Selma to Montgomery,

About Eyes on the Prize

EYES ON THE PRIZE tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Narrated by political leader and civil rights activist Julian Bond (1940-2015).

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