| Edition |
Fullscreen. |
| Description |
3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; stereo. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Julian Bond. |
| Credits |
Associate producers, Llewellyn M. Smith, Prudence Arndt ; edited by Daniel Eisenberg, Jeanne Jordan, Charles Scott ; senior researcher, Laurie Kahn-Leavitt ; camera, Jon Else ... [et al.] ; academic advisors, Wiley Branton, Clayborne Carson, John Dittmer, Tony Freyer, David Garrow, Paul Gaston, Vincent Harding, Darlene Clark Hine, Steve Lawson, Genna Rae McNeil, Aldon Morris, J. Mills Thornton, Howard Zinn ; theme music produced, arranged and performed by Bernice Johnson Reagan ; series title animation, Colossal Pictures. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast in 1986 as a special presentation of The American experience. |
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Special feature: Disc 1. Interview with Henry Hampton. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Awakenings, 1954-1956 / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione -- Fighting back, 1957-1962 / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione -- Disc 2. Ain't scared of your jails, 1960-1961 / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell -- No easy walk, 1961-1963 / produced, directed and written by James A. DeVinney, Callie Crossley -- Disc 3. Mississippi: Is this America? 1962-1964 / produced and directed by Orlando Bagwell -- Bridge to freedom, 1965 / produced, directed and written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney. |
| Summary |
The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations are felt today. |
| Audience |
Rating: TV-PG. |
| Subject |
Civil rights movements -- United States -- 20th century -- Personal narratives.
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Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Vecchione, Judith. Producer. Director.
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Bagwell, Orlando. Producer. Director.
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DeVinney, James A. Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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Crossley, Callie. Producer. Director. Screenwriter.
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Hampton, Henry, 1940-1998. Creator. Producer. Interviewee.
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Else, Jon. Cinematographer. Producer.
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Samels, Mark. Producer.
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Fayer, Steve, 1935- Screenwriter.
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Bond, Julian, 1940-2015.
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Blackside, Inc.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
America's civil rights years [videorecording] |
| Note |
Title on container: Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights years, 1954-1965 |
| Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608831067 |
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160883106X |
| Standard No. |
841887011099 |
| Music No. |
EYES600 PBS Home Video |
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