Eyes on the Prize Fighting Back: 1957-1962
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole Miss and Kennedy's lobbying efforts.Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole Miss and Kennedy's lobbying efforts. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885812/?ref_=ttep_ep2
A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Primary Title
- Eyes on the Prize
Secondary Title
- Fighting Back: 1957-1962
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 28 January 1987
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 35
Duration
- 35:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
Channel
- PBS
Broadcaster
- Public Broadcasting Service. PBS.
Programme Description
- A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Episode Description
- Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole Miss and Kennedy's lobbying efforts.Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole Miss and Kennedy's lobbying efforts. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885812/?ref_=ttep_ep2
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)