Eyes on the Prize
Specials
This is a documentary series about the glory years of the American civil rights movement, starting in 1955 with the murder of Emmett Till and the subsequent trial and ending with the civil rights march to Selma in 1965. Along the way, the series touches on the major figures of the movement, such as Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, and major incidents, such as the Little Rock school riots and the Montgomery, Alabama, transit boycott.
Where to Watch Eyes on the Prize • Specials
3 Episodes
- Then and NowE2
Then and NowEyes on the Prize: Then and Now is a half-hour special that re-examines the groundbreaking documentary series, Eyes on the Prize, from the filmmakers’ perspective, and the viewpoint of civil rights activists then and now. This intergenerational dialogue takes the civil rights movement and places it under a microscope – revisiting, reframing and re-asking key questions while contextualizing those issues in a contemporary way.