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

Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962 S1E1 - Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962 2006

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.

  • Released: 2006-10-02
  • Runtime: 50 minutes
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