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Eyes on the Prize

Created by Henry Hampton

1987–1990

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 reverberation continue to be felt today.

First aired
21 Jan 1987
Episode length
60 min
Also known as
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights years 1954-1964, Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1985)
Country
United States
Language
English
Writers
Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Judith Vecchione and 2 others
Cinematography
Boyd Estus, Michael Chin, Robert Shepard
Editors
Charles Scott, Daniel Eisenberg, Jeanne Jordan
Executive producer
Henry Hampton
Producers
Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, Judith Vecchione and 2 others
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Seasons · 14 episodes

  • America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965

    Season 1 · 1987

    The first season of this Civil Rights documentary chronicles the time period between the United States Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 to the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965.

  • America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985

    Season 2 · 1990

    The second season of this Civil Rights documentary chronicles the time period between the national emergence of Malcolm X during 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.

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