Eyes on the Prize - Season 2 - Eps 5: Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972
A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize black America. World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, a minister of Islam who refuses to fight in Vietnam. Students at Howard University in Washington, D.C., fight to bring the growing black consciousness movement and their African heritage inside the walls of this prominent black institution. Black elected officials and community activists organize the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, in an attempt to create a unified black response to growing repression against the movement.
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)
