American Experience · SEASON 19

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

Episode 1 · 2006-10-02

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Episode overview

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.

55 minutes

Season 19 episodes

1. Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-19622006-10-02 2. Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-19632006-10-09 3. Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 19652006-10-16 4. Test Tube Babies2006-10-23 5. The Great Fever2006-10-30 6. The Gold Rush2006-11-06 7. The Berlin Airlift2007-01-29 8. The Living Weapon2007-02-05 9. New Orleans (1 & 2)2007-02-12 10. Sister Aimee2007-04-02 11. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple2007-04-09 12. Summer of Love2007-04-23 13. The Mormons (1): History2007-04-30 14. The Mormons (2): Church and State2007-05-01 15. Alexander Hamilton2007-05-14