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Eyes on the Prize II: A Special Presentation of American Experience; Keys To The Kingdom, The (1974-1980)
10/04/2007
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- Series
- Eyes on the Prize II: A Special Presentation of American Experience
- Program
- Keys To The Kingdom, The (1974-1980)
- Program Number
207
- Series Description
Sundays February 3- 24, 2008
Nearly two decades after its 1990 premiere, the groundbreaking second season of "Eyes on the Prize" returns to PBS as a special presentation of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in February 2008 in honor of Black History Month. The series documents the journey of black Americans seeking justice, power and identity, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, and shows the profound effect this movement had on all Americans. Through historical footage and interviews, "Eyes on the Prize" examines the triumphs and failures of individuals and communities eager to give flesh to the movement's hard-won gains. The series also probes the transition to a more challenging time in America's social history. Series release date: 2/3/2008
- Program Description
In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court school desegregation order. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson, proves that affirmative action can work, but the Bakke Supreme Court case challenges that policy.
- Duration
00:58:26
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Social Issues
- History
- Citation
- Chicago: “Eyes on the Prize II: A Special Presentation of American Experience; Keys To The Kingdom, The (1974-1980),” 10/04/2007, GBH Archives, accessed August 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3293AFD95809458EB250ADEF5EB4FE5B.
- MLA: “Eyes on the Prize II: A Special Presentation of American Experience; Keys To The Kingdom, The (1974-1980).” 10/04/2007. GBH Archives. Web. August 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3293AFD95809458EB250ADEF5EB4FE5B>.
- APA: Eyes on the Prize II: A Special Presentation of American Experience; Keys To The Kingdom, The (1974-1980). Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3293AFD95809458EB250ADEF5EB4FE5B