Eyes of the Prize
Project LEARN Category
L- Listen
E- Educate
Intended Audience(s)
Theme/Focus
History
White Supremacy
Documentary Details
Directors: Orlando Bagwell, Sheila Curran Bernard, Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Madison D. Lacy, Louis Massiah, Thomas Ott, Samuel D. Pollard, Terry Kay Rockefeller, Jacqueline Shearer, Paul Stekler, Judith Vecchione
Year: 1987
Running Time: 14 Episodes at 1 hour
Rating: PG
Documentary
Synopsis
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.