Eyes on the Prize. : Fighting Back (1957-1962) : America's Civil Rights Movement Vol. 1, Awakenings (1954-1956)
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Originally produced as a special presentation of American Experience television program in 1986.
Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Profiles; Primary source and graphs; Downloadable study guide.
Narrator: Julian Bond.
Awakenings (1954-1956) : Covers two events that helped to focus the nation's attention on the rights of black Americans: the 1955 lynching in Mississippi of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the 1955-56 Montgomery, Ala. boycott. Also shows southern race relations at mid-century and witnesses the awakening of individuals to their own courage and power.
Fighting back (1957-1962) : Covers stories detailing the confrontation between state and federal governments over enforcement of the law of equality, which marked an escalation in the struggle for civil rights from which there was no turning back.
DVD; stereo ; full screen.
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SERIES
American experience (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2006]
Year Published: 2006
Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0793692628 (set)
9780793692620 (set)
0793692555
9780793692552
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hampton, Henry, 1940-1998.
Bond, Julian, 1940-
Blackside, Inc.
PBS Video.
SUBJECTS
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Segregation -- History.
African Americans -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights -- United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
United States -- History -- 20th century.