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Black activism is increasingly met with violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement. A five-day inmate takeover at Attica Prison calls the public's attention to conditions there leaves 43 dead: 39 killed by police. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896125/?ref_=ttep_ep6 Dates are transmission dates in the USA

A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.

Primary Title
  • Eyes on the Prize
Secondary Title
  • A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 19 February 1990
Start Time
  • 23 : 00
Finish Time
  • 23 : 35
Duration
  • 35:00
Series
  • 2
Episode
  • 6
Channel
  • PBS
Broadcaster
  • Public Broadcasting Service. PBS.
Programme Description
  • A documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.
Episode Description
  • Black activism is increasingly met with violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement. A five-day inmate takeover at Attica Prison calls the public's attention to conditions there leaves 43 dead: 39 killed by police. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896125/?ref_=ttep_ep6 Dates are transmission dates 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)