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Eyes on the prize
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- Summary
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Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.
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- Creator
- a production of Blackside, Inc. ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton]
- Other Titles
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- Subtitle on disc labels: America's civil rights movement
- Vols. 1-3 have subtitle: America's civil rights years, 1954 to 1965
- Vols. 4-7 have subtitle: America at the racial crossroads, 1965 to 1985
- Vols. 4-7 also known as: Eyes on the prize II
- Included Titles
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- American experience (Television program)
- Awakenings (1954-1956)
- Fighting back (1957-1962)
- Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961)
- No easy walk (1961-1963)
- Mississippi, is this America? (1962-1964)
- Bridge to freedom (1965)
- Time has come (1964-1966)
- Two societies (1965-1968)
- Power! (1966-1968)
- Promised land (1967-1968)
- Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972)
- Nation of law? (1968-1971)
- Keys to the kingdom (1974-1980)
- Back to the movement (1979-1985)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Hampton, Henry, 1940-1998
- Vecchione, Judith
- Fayer, Steve, 1935-
- Bagwell, Orlando
- Crossley, Callie
- DeVinney, James A
- Lacy, Madison Davis
- Stekler, Paul Jeffrey
- Shearer, Jacqueline
- Pollard, Sam
- Bernard, Sheila Curran
- Rockefeller, Terry Kay
- Ott, Thomas
- Massiah, Louis
- Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
- Blackside, Inc
- PBS Video
- Publication
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- [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2006]
- Physical Details
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- 7 videodiscs (120 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 0793692628, 9780793692620, 0793692555, 9780793692552, 0793692563, 9780793692569, 0793692571, 9780793692576, 079369258X, 9780793692583, 0793692598, 9780793692590, 0793692601, 9780793692606, 079369261X, 9780793692613
- OCLC
- ocm74908132
- Credits
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- Narrator: Julian Bond
- Narrator, Julian Bond; director of photography, James H. Karales (v.1-3), Michael Chin, Robert Shepard (v.4-7)
- DVD release of television programs originally produced 1986 (v. 1-3) and 1990 (v. 4-7).
- "A special presentation of American experience"--Slipcase.
- Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, profiles, milestones, graphs, downloadable study guide (PDF), and downloadable chapter descriptions (PDF). PC with DVD-ROM drive required to access downloadable features.
- DVD; region 1; full screen version; stereo.
- Closed-captioned.
- Vol. 1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 ; Fighting back, 1957-1962 / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione; writer, Steve Fayer -- v. 2. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961/ director, Orlando Bagwell ; writer, Steve Fayer ; No easy walk, 1961-1963 / produced, directed, and written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney -- v. 3. Mississippi : Is this America?, 1962-1964 / director, Orlando Bagwell ; writer, Steve Fayer ; Bridge to freedom, 1965 / v. 4. The time has come, 1964-1966 ; Two societies, 1965-1968 / produced, directed, and written by Madison Davis Lacy, Jr., James A. DeVinney -- v. 5. Power! 1966-1968 / produced, directed, and written by Madison Davis Lacy, Jr., James A. DeVinney ; The promised land, 1967-1968 / produced, directed, and written by Paul Stekler, Jacqueline Shearer -- v. 6. Ain't gonna shuffle no more, 1964-1972 / produced, directed, and written by Sam Pollard, Sheila Bernard ; A nation of law? 1968-1971/ produced, directed, and written by Terry Kay Rockefeller, Thomas Ott, Louis Massiah -- v. 7. The keys to the kingdom, 1974-1980 / produced, directed, and written by Paul Stekler, Jacqueline Shearer ; Back to the movement, 1979-1985 / produced, directed, and written by Madison Davis Lacy, Jr., James A. DeVinney
Subjects
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
- African Americans -- Suffrage -- History -- 20th century.
- Segregation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
- Civil rights demonstrations -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.