American Experience S19E01 · Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962

Overview

Part 1 of 3 of the award-winning 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: profiles of Mose Wright and Rosa Parks; conflicts sparked by the Supreme Court's 1955 ruling that schools should be integrated; James Meredith's efforts to enroll at the University of Mississippi in 1962; and newsreel comments by former Mississippi senator James Eastland.

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1. 1 1. Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-19622006-10-02 · 55mPart 1 of 3 of the award-winning 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: profiles of Mose Wright and Rosa Parks; conflicts sparked by the Supreme Court's 1955 ruling that s
2. 2 2. Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-19632006-10-09 · 55mPart 2 of the 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: the 1960 Greensboro, N.C., lunch-counter sit-in; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; the rise of mass demon
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12. 12 12. Summer of Love2007-04-23 · 55mIn 1967, San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district became a mecca for young people seeking free music, free love and cosmic oneness, but quickly became home to rampant drug abuse, fo
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15. 15 15. Alexander Hamilton2007-05-14 · 55mA profile of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first treasury secretary and a leading force in the post-Revolutionary War push for a Constitution and strong central government. Incl