Eyes on the prize, America's civil rights movement, Blackside ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton], Vol. 3
Type
Label
Eyes on the prize, America's civil rights movement, Blackside ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton], Vol. 3
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Eyes on the prize
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
110234875386809
Responsibility statement
Blackside ; [creator and executive producer, Henry Hampton]
Runtime
120
Sub title
America's civil rights movement
Summary
Mississippi : is this America? (1962-1964) : Focuses on the right to vote. Tells how the black citizens who had been denied the right to vote stepped forward and demanded a place in the political process. Medgar Evers, Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and others, died trying to help them. Shows the formation of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to challenge the 1964 Democratic Party ConventionBridge to freedom (1965) : When civil rights protesters marching from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama were assaulted by police, national outrage over the brutality led to President Johnson providing the protection of federal troops, and ultimately to the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Mississippi : is this America? (1962-1964)Bridge to freedom (1965)