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Person Discussed: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Person Discussed
Connor, Theophilus Eugene, 1897-1973(1)
Organization Discussed
Southern Christian Leadership Conference(3)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee(1)
United States. Kerner Commission(1)
Historical Event
Albany Movement to desegregate Albany, GA, 1961-1962(1)
Bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, September 15, 1963(1)
Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963(1)
20th Century in World History (1914--2000)(3)
Civil rights(3)
Political and Social Movements(3)
Blackside (Production company)(3)
Callie Crossley, 1951-(1)
Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993(1)
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American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 4, No Easy Walk (1961–1963)
directed by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-; produced by Callie Crossley, 1951- and James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 1, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 1986), 55 mins
The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed
Callie Crossley, 1951-, James A. DeVinney, 1942-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Callie Crossley, 1951-, James A. DeVinney, 1942-
Public Broadcasting Service
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize
Speaker / Narrator
Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Theophilus Eugene Connor, 1897-1973, Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Martin Luther King's March on Washington, DC, August 28, 1963, Albany Movement to desegregate Albany, GA, 1961-1962, Bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL, September 15, 1963, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright © 1987 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 2, Two Societies (1965–68)
directed by Sam Pollard, fl. 1989 and Sheila Curran Bernard, fl. 1990; produced by Sheila Curran Bernard, fl. 1990 and Sam Pollard, fl. 1989, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) come north to help Chicago's civil rights leaders in their nonviolent struggle against segregated housing. Their efforts pit them against Chicago's powerful mayor, Richard Daley. When a series of marches through all-white neighborhoods...
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) come north to help Chicago's civil rights leaders in their nonviolent struggle against segregated housing. Their efforts pit them against Chicago's powerful mayor, Richard Daley. When a series of marches through all-white neighborhoods draws violence, King and Daley negotiate with mixed results. In Detroit, a police raid in a black neighborhood sparks an urban uprisin... Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) come north to help Chicago's civil rights leaders in their nonviolent struggle against segregated housing. Their efforts pit them against Chicago's powerful mayor, Richard Daley. When a series of marches through all-white neighborhoods draws violence, King and Daley negotiate with mixed results. In Detroit, a police raid in a black neighborhood sparks an urban uprising that lasts five days, leaving 43 people dead. The Kerner Commission finds that America is becoming "two societies, one black, one white, separate and unequal." President Lyndon Johnson, who appointed the commission, ignores the report. Show more Show less
Sheila Curran Bernard, fl. 1990, Sam Pollard, fl. 1989, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Sam Pollard, fl. 1989, Sheila Curran Bernard, fl. 1990
Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968
Social movements, Civil rights, Race Riot, Detroit, MI, July 23-27, 1967, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 4, The Promised Land (1967–68)
directed by Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953- and Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993; produced by Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993 and Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), in American Experience: Eyes on the Prize, Season 2, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 58 mins
Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King d...
Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. King's death and the failure of his final campaign... Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) embarks on an ambitious Poor People's Campaign. In the midst of political organizing, King detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he is assassinated. King's death and the failure of his final campaign mark the end of a major stream of the movement. Show more Show less
Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993, Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Blackside (Production company), Julian Bond, 1940-2015
Paul Jeffrey Stekler, 1953-, Jackie Shearer, 1946-1993
Civil rights, Social activism and activists, Memphis Sanitation Workers' Strike, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination, Memphis, TN, April 4, 1968, Political and Social Movements, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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