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

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.

Season 19

All episodes

E1Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-196255 minE2Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-196355 minE3Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 196555 minE4Test Tube Babies55 minE5The Great Fever55 minE6The Gold Rush55 minE7The Berlin Airlift55 minE8The Living Weapon55 minE9New Orleans (1 & 2)55 min

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