Eyes on the Prize
America's Civil Rights Movement

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_on_the_Prize
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092999
Year Published:  1987
Resource Type:  Film/Video
Cx Number:  CX25453

A documentary series chronicling the fight for racial justice in America, highlighting significant historical events and heroic individuals who sparked change.

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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement is an American television series documentary about the civil rights movement in the United States.

A total of 20 episodes of Eyes on the Prize were produced in three separate parts. The first part, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, chronicles the time period between the United States Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 and the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965. It consists of six episodes, which premiered on January 21, 1987, and concluded on February 25, 1987. The second part, Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads, chronicles the time period from the national emergence of Malcolm X in 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago. It consists of eight episodes, which aired from January 15, 1990, to March 5, 1990. The third part, Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest, chronicles those who work for racial justice from 1977 to 2015. It consists of 6 episodes, and premiered on February 25, 2025.