Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Overview
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.
- Henry HamptonCreator
StatusEnded
TypeDocumentary
Original LanguageEnglish
Network
Seasons
America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965
1987 | 6 Episodes
America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965 of Eyes on the Prize premiered on January 21, 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
1990 | 8 Episodes
America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985 of Eyes on the Prize premiered on January 15, 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.
Casts
Julian Bond
Self - Narrator (voice)