Eyes on the Prize - Season 2 - Eps 3: Power! 1967-1968
The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland. Substandard teaching practices prompt parents to gain educational control of a Brooklyn school district but then lead them to a showdown with New York City's teachers' union.
About Eyes on the Prize
Title: Eyes on the Prize
First Air Date: 1987-01-21
Last Air Date: 1990-03-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.2/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 14
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Blackside
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Julian Bond
Self - Narrator (voice)
