Eyes on the Prize - Season 2 - Eps 6: A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968
Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law and order," stepped-up arrests push the already poor conditions at New York's Attica State Prison to the limit. A five-day inmate takeover calling the public's attention to the conditions leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.
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)
