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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 (Season 1) DVD & Softcover Book

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Produced by Blackside, 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. Winner of numerous awards, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America.

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  • Length: 360 minutes on 3 Discs
  • Closed Captioned: Yes
  • Stereo: Yes
  • Color: Yes
  • Release Date: 2009
  • Country Of Origin: United States

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  • The Emmy Award-winning landmark civil rights series, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, produced by Blackside, 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.

    Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965 (Season 1) covers all major events in the civil rights movement from 1954-1965.

    Episodes include...
    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)

    Also, includes an interview with Henry Hampton.

    Winner of six Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America.

    Companion book available.
  • Episodes include:
    Awakening (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)
  • Eyes on the Prize : America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (Softcover Book)
    Author: Juan Williams with an introduction by Julian Bond
    - 320 pages, b/w photos throughout.

    This companion book traces the movement from the landmark Brown v. the Board of Education case in 1954 to the march on Selma and the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
    - Author: Juan Williams with an introduction by Julian Bond
    - 320 pages, b/w photos throughout