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Jan 21, 1987
The beginnings of the U.S. Civil rights struggle is profiled, including the Emmett Till murder trial and the Rosa Parks arrest/Montgomery bus boycott.
Jan 28, 1987
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.
Feb 04, 1987
From PBS - Beginning in 1960, young people on Black college campuses took a more active role in the civil rights movement's leadership and determined their own methods of promoting change.
Feb 11, 1987
From PBS - This episode depicts major civil rights movement events in three American cities.
Feb 18, 1987
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.
Feb 25, 1987
From PBS - Ten years after the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, the civil rights leadership has become more sophisticated in its use of protest strategy.
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Eyes on the Prize Season 1 (1987) is released on Jan 21, 1987 and the latest season 2 of Eyes on the Prize is released in 1990. Watch Eyes on the Prize online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. Eyes on the Prize is directed by James A. DeVinney,Orlando Bagwell,Callie Crossley,Judith Vecchione and created by Steve Fayer with Julian Bond and Coretta Scott King. Eyes on the Prize is available online on HBO Max and HBO Max Amazon Channel.