Eyes on the Prize Awakenings 1954 -1956
The beginnings of the U.S. Civil rights struggle is profiled, including the Emmett Till murder trial and the Rosa Parks arrest/Montgomery bus boycott. Dates are the on Air dates on PBS in the USA.
A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Primary Title
- Eyes on the Prize
Secondary Title
- Awakenings 1954 -1956
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 21 January 1987
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 35
Duration
- 35:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- PBS
Broadcaster
- Public Broadcasting Service. PBS.
Programme Description
- A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Episode Description
- The beginnings of the U.S. Civil rights struggle is profiled, including the Emmett Till murder trial and the Rosa Parks arrest/Montgomery bus boycott. Dates are the on Air dates on PBS in the USA.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Julian Bond (Narrator)
Contributors
- Judith Vecchione (Director)
- Jon Else (Series Producer)
- Henry Hampton (Producer)
- Mark Samuels (Executive Producer)
- Blackside (Production Unit)