Eyes on the Prize

Name: Fighting Back: 1957-1962
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 1987-01-28

Season 1 Episode 2: Fighting Back: 1957-1962

The civil rights movement gains momentum as it demands desegregation in schools, fueled by the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The Little Rock Nine's bravery and President Eisenhower's deployment of the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock High School ignite a surge of fu...

Season 1 Episodes:

1. Awakenings: 1954-1956

Aired: Jan 20, 1987

The early years of the US Civil Rights Movement are explored, highlighting pi...

2. Fighting Back: 1957-1962

Aired: Jan 27, 1987

The civil rights movement gains momentum as it demands desegregation in schoo...

3. Ain't Scared of Your Jails: 1960-1961

Aired: Feb 3, 1987

Young people on Black college campuses take center stage in the next episode,...

4. No Easy Walk: 1961-1963

Aired: Feb 10, 1987

Three American cities witness significant events in the civil rights movement...

5. Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964

Aired: Feb 17, 1987

In the next episode, the Freedom Summer of 1964 takes a dramatic turn as volu...

6. Bridge to Freedom: 1965

Aired: Feb 24, 1987

The civil rights movement has evolved its protest methods, adopting more soph...

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