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Eyes on the prize

Title
Eyes on the prize [videorecording] / a production of Blackside, Inc. ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton].
ISBN
0793692628 (set)
9780793692620 (set)
0793692555 (v. 1)
9780793692552 (v. 1)
0793692563 (v. 2)
9780793692569 (v. 2)
0793692571 (v. 3)
9780793692576 (v. 3)
079369258X (v. 4)
9780793692583 (v. 4)
0793692598 (v. 5)
9780793692590 (v. 5)
0793692601 (v. 6)
9780793692606 (v. 6)
079369261X (v. 7)
9780793692613 (v. 7)
Edition
Full screen version.
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, [2006]
Physical Description
7 videodiscs (120 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
DVD release of television programs originally produced 1986 (v. 1-3) and 1990 (v. 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.
Narrator, Julian Bond; director of photography, James H. Karales (v.1-3), Michael Chin, Robert Shepard (v.4-7).
Closed-captioned.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
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
American experience (Television program)
Awakenings (1954-1956)
Fighting back (1957-1962)
Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961)
No easy walk (1961-1963)
Mississippi, is this America? (1962-1964)
Bridge to freedom (1965)
Time has come (1964-1966)
Two societies (1965-1968)
Power! (1966-1968)
Promised land (1967-1968)
Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972)
Nation of law? (1968-1971)
Keys to the kingdom (1974-1980)
Back to the movement (1979-1985)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 11, 2010
Credits
Narrator, Julian Bond; director of photography, James H. Karales (v.1-3), Michael Chin, Robert Shepard (v.4-7).
System details note
DVD; stereo.
Contents
Vol. 1. Awakenings (1954-1956) / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione; writers, Steve Fayer, Juan Williams (60 min.) ; Fighting back (1957-1962) / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione; writers, Steve Fayer, Juan Williams (60 min.)
v. 2. Ain't scared of your jails (1960-1961) / director, Orlando Bagwell ; writers, Steve Fayer, Juan Williams (60 min.) ; No easy walk (1961-1963) / directed, written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney (60 min.)
v. 3. Mississippi : Is this America? (1962-1964) / director, Orlando Bagwell ; writers, Steve Fayer, Juan Williams (60 min.) ; Bridge to freedom (1965) / directed, written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney (60 min.)
v. 4. The time has come (1964-1966) / produced, directed, and written by Madison Davis Lacy, Jr., James A. DeVinney (60 min.) ; Two societies (1965-1968) / produced, directed and written by Sheila Bernard and Sam Pollard (60 min.)
v. 5. Power! (1966-1968) / produced, directed, and written by Louis Massiah, Terry Kay Rockefeller (60 min.) ; The promised land (1967-1968) / produced, directed, and written by Paul Stekler, Jacqueline Shearer (60 min.)
v. 6. Ain't gonna shuffle no more (1964-1972) / produced, directed, and written by Sam Pollard, Sheila Bernard (60 min.) ; A nation of law? (1968-1971) / produced, directed, and written by Terry Kay Rockefeller, Thomas Ott, Louis Massiah (60 min.)
v. 7. The keys to the kingdom (1974-1980) / produced, directed, and written by Paul Stekler, Jacqueline Shearer (60 min.) ; Back to the movement (1979-1985) / produced, directed, and written by Madison Davis Lacy, Jr., James A. DeVinney (60 min.).
Videorecording number
EYES700 (EYES701--EYES707) PBS Video
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