Eyes on the Prize Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964
1964 sees the advent of Freedom Summer. Volunteers from across the country travel to the south to register Negro voters. Despite the disappearance of three volunteers in Mississippi who are later found dead, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party is formed after blacks are banned from the regular state Democratic. The summer ends with both democratic parties struggling to be recognized at the national convention in Atlantic City. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885813/?ref_=ttep_ep5 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
- Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 18 February 1987
Start Time
- 23 : 00
Finish Time
- 23 : 35
Duration
- 35:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 5
Channel
- PBS
Broadcaster
- Public Broadcasting Service. PBS.
Programme Description
- A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Episode Description
- 1964 sees the advent of Freedom Summer. Volunteers from across the country travel to the south to register Negro voters. Despite the disappearance of three volunteers in Mississippi who are later found dead, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party is formed after blacks are banned from the regular state Democratic. The summer ends with both democratic parties struggling to be recognized at the national convention in Atlantic City. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0885813/?ref_=ttep_ep5 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)