Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement: Awakenings (1954-1956), Fighting Back (1957-1962)
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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement: Awakenings (1954-1956), Fighting Back (1957-1962)
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In "Awakening" rare reflections open the door to understanding America's struggle for equality. Curtis Jones (Emmett till's cousin), Coretta Scott King and other key witnesses describe the extraordinary role ordinary people played in shaping the civil rights movement. Mose Wright stands up to racial injustice, Rosa Parks and Martin Luthur King, Jr. spark a boycott to desegregate city buses. In "Fighting Back" unforgettable images of the battle lines drawn in the South come to life through the eyes of those who were on the frontlines --Central High School senior Ernest Green, University of Mississippi registrar Robert Ellis, U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell. See states' rights loyalist and federal authorities collide in the struggle to integrate Central High School. James Meredith and NAACP lawyers face mob violence integrating the University of Mississippi. Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Primary Source and Graphs and Down loadable Study Guide.
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