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American experience. Eyes on the prize. Season 1, Episode 1, Awakenings (1954-1956) / produced and directed by Judith Vecchione ; a production of Blackside Inc.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Vecchione, Judith, director, producer.
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015, narrator.
Blackside Inc., production company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955.
Till, Emmett.
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.
Parks, Rosa.
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
King, Martin Luther.
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.
African Americans.
African Americans--Suffrage--History--20th century.
African Americans--History--20th century.
African Americans--Civil rights--Southern States--History.
Segregation--United States--History.
Segregation.
Segregation in education--Southern States--History.
Segregation in education.
Segregation in transportation--Alabama--Montgomery.
Segregation in transportation.
Civil rights demonstrations--United States--History--20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations.
Civil rights--United States.
Civil rights.
Trials (Murder)--Mississippi.
Trials (Murder).
Southern States--Race relations--History.
Southern States.
United States--Race relations--History--20th century.
United States.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (57 minutes)
Other Title:
Eyes on the prize : America's civil rights
Awakenings
Place of Publication:
Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 1986.
Language Note:
In English; closed-captioned.
System Details:
video file
Summary:
Individual acts of courage inspire black Southerners to fight for their rights: Mose Wright testifies against the white men who murdered young Emmett Till, and Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
Participant:
Narrator, Julian Bond.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed April 14, 2020).
Contains:
In series: American experience (Television program)
OCLC:
1153998865
Publisher Number:
ASP4684719/marc

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