Eyes on the Prize

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

Episodes

  • Mississippi - Is This America? (1963-1964)

    Mississippi’s grassroots Civil Rights Movement becomes an American concern.
  • No Easy Walk (1961-1963)

    The Civil Rights Movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations.
  • Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961)

    Black college students take a leadership role in the Civil Rights Movement.
  • Fighting Back (1957–1962)

    States’ rights, loyalists, and federal authorities collide over school integration.
  • Awakenings (1954-1956)

    Individual acts of courage inspire Black Southerners to fight for their rights.

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).

Extras

  • Mississippi - Is This America? (1963-1964) | Promo

  • Mississippi-Is This America? (1963-1964) | A New Party

  • Mississippi-Is This America? (1963-1964) | Register to Vote

  • Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) | Freedom Riders

  • Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) | John Lewis

  • Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) | Nashville Sit-Ins

  • Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) | Promo

  • No Easy Walk (1961-1963) | March on Washington: John Lewis

  • No Easy Walk (1961-1963) | March on Washington: MLK Jr.

  • No Easy Walk (1961-1963) | MLK Jr. in Birmingham

  • No Easy Walk (1961-1963) | Promo

  • Awakenings (1954-1956) | Clip | Montgomery Bus Boycott