1987 - 1990

EYES ON THE PRIZE

Documentary

Overview

The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberation continue to be felt today.

Director: data not available

Runtime: 60 minutes

Number of Episodes: 20

Number of Seasons: 3

Networks: PBS

Vote Average: 62

Seasons

America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965

The first season of this Civil Rights documentary chronicles the time period between the United States Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 to the Selma to Montgomery marches of 1965.

1987, 6 Episode(s)

America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985

The second season of this Civil Rights documentary chronicles the time period between the national emergence of Malcolm X during 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago.

1990, 8 Episode(s)

We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest

The third season of this Civil Rights documentary illuminates the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American civil rights movement.

2025, 6 Episode(s)