Eyes on the prize / Subtitle on disc labels: America's civil rights movement. Vols. 1-3 have subtitle: America's civil rights years, 1954 to 1965. Vols. 4-7 have subtitle: America at the racial crossroads, 1965 to 1985. Vols. 4-7 also known as: Eyes on the prize II. a production of Blackside, Inc. ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton]. - [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2006] - 7 videodiscs (120 min. each) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

DVD release of television programs originally produced 1986 (volumes 1-3) and 1990 (volumes 4-7). "A special presentation of American experience"--Slipcase. Special features: Interview of Henry Hampton, profiles, milestones, graphs, downloadable study guide (PDF), and downloadable chapter descriptions (PDF). PC with DVD-ROM drive required to access downloadable features. Videorecording.

Vol. 1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 -- v. 2. Fighting back, 1957-1962 -- v. 3. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961 -- v. 4. No easy walk, 1962-1966 -- v. 5. Mississippi: Is this America?, 1962-1964 -- v. 6. Bridge to freedom, 1965.-- v. 7. The time has come, 1964-1966 -- v. 8. Two societies, 1965-1968 -- v. 9. Power! 1967-1968 -- v. 10. The promised land, 1967-1968 -- v. 11. Ain't gonna shuffle no more, 1964-1972 -- v. 12. A nation of law? 1968-1971 -- v. 13. The keys to the kingdom, 1974-1980 -- v. 14. Back to the movement, 1979-mid 1980s.

Narrator, Julian Bond; director of photography, James H. Karales (v.1-3), Michael Chin, Robert Shepard (v.4-7). Narrator, Julian Bond; director of photography, James H. Karales (v.1-3), Michael Chin, Robert Shepard (v.4-7).

Vols. 1-3 tell the story of America's civil rights years from 1954 to 1965; vols. 4-7 examine the new America from 1966 to 1985, from community power to the human alienation of urban poverty.


DVD; stereo.


Closed-captioned.

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EYES700 (EYES701--EYES707) PBS Video


African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African Americans--Suffrage--History--20th century.
Segregation--History.--United States
African Americans--History--20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations--History--United States--20th century.
Civil rights movements--United States--20th century.


United States--Race relations--History--20th century.


Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.

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