Eyes on the Prize

Public Viewing

Tuesday, February 7, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Awakenings (1954-1956) and Fighting Back (1957-1962)

These two episodes tell the story of the lynching of 14 year old Emmett Till, in Money, Mississippi, the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, and the psychological implications of school segregation. It amplifies the courage and power of individuals and their struggle for human rights.

Tuesday, February 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Ain’t Scared of Your Jails (1960-1961) and No Easy Walk (1961-1963)

These two episodes chronicle the mass demonstrations, marches and the affects of these tactics in Albany, Ga., Birmingham, Ala., and the March on Washington D.C. They also focus on the “Freedom Rides”, CORE, SNCC and the many young people participating in the struggle.

Tuesday, February 21, 7 - 8 p.m. - Mississippi: Is This America? (1962-1964) and Bridge to Freedom (1965)

These two episodes focus on Mississippi and the enormous battles that took place there for the right to vote. They also look at the clash that shocked the nation with images of troopers attacking demonstrators on a Selma, Alabama bridge, and that led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Power! (1966-1968) and The Promised Land (1967-1968)

These two episodes look at communities attacking the inequality problem in different manners and the ultimate POWER it produced. The episodes also look at Martin Luther King’s stance against the Vietnam War and his eventual assassination.

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