Eyes on the Prize (1987)
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Where to Watch.
Currently Eyes on the Prize is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Max Amazon Channel
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Cast & Crew.
Julian Bond
Narrator
Judy Richardson
Producer
Coretta Scott King
Self
Steve Fayer
Series Writer / Writer
John Lewis
Self
Robert Shepard
Director of Photography
Andrew Young
Self
C.T. Vivian
Self
Michael Chin
Director of Photography
Boyd Estus
Director of Photography
Jesse Jackson
Self
Callie Crossley
Director / Producer / Writer
Sam Pollard
Director / Writer
Kwame Ture
Self
Ralph Abernathy
Self
Judith Vecchione
Director / Producer / Writer
James A. DeVinney
Director / Producer / Writer
Henry Hampton
Writer
Orlando Bagwell
Director / Producer
Victoria Garvin
Assistant Editor
MJ Doherty
Assistant Editor
Charles Scott
Editor
Ann Bartholomew
Assistant Editor
Jeanne Jordan
Editor
Daniel Eisenberg
Editor
Jo Ann Mathieu
Production Manager
Llewellyn M. Smith
Associate Producer
Prudence Arndt
Associate Producer
Juan Williams
Book
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 1987
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes14
Running Time1h
Content RatingTV-PG
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Wiki.
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the 20th-century civil rights movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network, and it also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2. Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton at his film production company Blackside, and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills, and interviews by participants and opponents of the movement. The title of the series is derived from the title of the folk song "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize", which is used as the opening theme music in each episode.
The series won a number of Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards, and was nominated for an Oscar.
A total of 14 episodes of Eyes on the Prize were produced in two separate parts. The first part, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965, chronicles the time period between the United States Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965. It consists of six episodes, which premiered on January 21, 1987, and concluded on February 25, 1987. The second part, Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985, chronicles the time period from the national emergence of Malcolm X in 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago. It consists of eight episodes, which aired on January 15, 1990, and ended on March 5, 1990. The documentary was made widely available to educators on VHS tape. All 14 hours were re-released on DVD in 2006 by PBS.