Eyes On The Prize (Documentry)

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Eyes on the Prize is a 14-hour documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement that aired in two parts. Part one, six hours long, originally aired on PBS in early 1987 as Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954-1965). Eight more hours were broadcast in 1990 as Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads (1965-1985). The series uses archival footage to record the growth of the American Civil Rights Movement, with special focus on the ordinary people who affected the change. It was created and executive produced by Henry Hampton at Blackside Inc.

The series has been hailed as more than just a historical document. Clayborne Carson, a Stanford University history professor and editor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers, remarked that "it is the principal film account of the most important American social justice movement of the 20th century." Because of its extensive use of primary sources and the depth of coverage of the material, it has been adopted as a key reference and record of the civil rights movement.





EYES ON THE PRIZE, PRODUCED BY BLACKSIDE, RETURNS TO PBS ON AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

First airing of acclaimed civil rights documentary series since 1993



PBS Press Tour, Pasadena, CA, January 14, 2006 – PBS, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, and Blackside today announced the return of the award-winning "Eyes on the Prize," a landmark series documenting the history of the civil rights movement. Originally broadcast on PBS in 1987, "Eyes on the Prize" will air on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in fall 2006 as part of the series' 19th season. Three, two-hour programs will be presented this fall, with an additional eight hours made available at a later date.

"AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is committed to telling challenging stories about the diverse communities that make up this nation," said Mark Samels, executive producer. "We are honored to present this groundbreaking work."

Through contemporary interviews and historical footage "Eyes on the Prize" traces the civil rights movement from the Montgomery bus boycott in 1954 to the Voting Rights Act in 1965; from early acts of individual courage through the flowering of a mass movement and its eventual split into factions. Julian Bond narrates.

"Eyes on the Prize" tells human stories of the movement for social change in the words of both famous and less-known participants. Since the documentary was completed, a number of key figures who appear in the films (including George Wallace, Ralph Abernathy, and Kwame Ture, also known as Stokely Carmichael) have died, making this record of their testimony all the more valuable.

"Every American, every generation should have the chance to see this epic series," said John F. Wilson, Sr. Vice President, PBS. "It's a great victory for all of us to have it return to PBS this fall."

The driving force behind "Eyes on the Prize" was Henry Hampton. A participant in many civil rights landmark events – including the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery – Hampton set out to share his vision of what he called "the remarkable human drama that was the civil rights movement" through the "Eyes on the Prize" documentary and a book of the same title by Juan Williams.

After Hampton's death in 1998, his sisters, Judi Hampton and Veva Zimmerman, assumed control of Blackside, Inc., his production company. "So many people have contributed to the making of 'Eyes on the Prize' and so many lives have been impacted by its message," said Judi Hampton. "We are very grateful to The Ford Foundation and The Gilder Foundation whose generosity made it possible to bring this important series back to public television."

When "Eyes on the Prize" premiered in 1987, The New York Times called it "the most ambitious documentary undertaken by black filmmakers, and one of the largest television series ever undertaken by a black-owned company." The series went on to win six Emmys and numerous other awards.

Television's most-watched history series, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is the leading producer of historical documentaries, related Web sites, and DVDs. Since its 1988 debut, the series has presented engaging , eye-opening stories of ordinary people and their ordinary lives, and has been recognized with every industry award: Emmys, Peabody Awards, duPont-Columbia Awards, even Oscar nominations. AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is produced at WGBH Boston. Major funding is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and the Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers.

PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise that serves the nation's 348 public noncommercial television stations, reaching nearly 90 million people each week through on-air and online content. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is the leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of educational services for adult learners. PBS' premier kids' TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online pbskids.org, continue to be parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org Web sites on the Internet. PBS is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Episode 1 - Awakenings, 1954-1956

http://rapidshare.com/files/22481258/IOP-EP1.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22484653/IOP-EP1.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22487632/IOP-EP1.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22490317/IOP-EP1.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22493140/IOP-EP1.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22494442/IOP-EP1.part6.rar

Episode 2 - Fighting Back, 1957-1962

http://rapidshare.com/files/22496644/IOP-EP2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22498841/IOP-EP2.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22500975/IOP-EP2.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22503230/IOP-EP2.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22505657/IOP-EP2.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22506782/IOP-EP2.part6.rar

Episode 3 - Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961

http://rapidshare.com/files/22538048/IOP-EP3.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22519584/IOP-EP3.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22523317/IOP-EP3.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22527038/IOP-EP3.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22531218/IOP-EP3.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22533548/IOP-EP3.part6.rar

Episode 4 - No Easy Walk 1962-1966

http://rapidshare.com/files/22544171/IOP-EP4.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22548526/IOP-EP4.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22552998/IOP-EP4.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22557721/IOP-EP4.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22562535/IOP-EP4.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22565411/IOP-EP4.part6.rar

Episode 5 - Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964

http://rapidshare.com/files/22669806/IOP-EP5.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22673282/IOP-EP5.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22677154/IOP-EP5.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22681425/IOP-EP5.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22688115/IOP-EP5.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22692881/IOP-EP5.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22695173/IOP-EP5.part6.rar

Episode 6 - Bridge to Freedom,1965

http://rapidshare.com/files/22699486/IOP-EP6.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22704289/IOP-EP6.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22708624/IOP-EP6.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22757463/IOP-EP6.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22761886/IOP-EP6.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22766145/IOP-EP6.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22768504/IOP-EP6.part6.rar

Episode 7 - The Time Has Come, 1964-1965

http://rapidshare.com/files/22772752/IOP-EP7.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22777091/IOP-EP7.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23429759/IOP-EP7.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22807673/IOP-EP7.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23432054/IOP-EP7.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23434318/IOP-EP7.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23608796/IOP-EP7.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/22539887/IOP-EP7.part6.rar

Episode 8 - Two Societies, 1965-1968

http://rapidshare.com/files/23438203/IOP-EP8.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23440385/IOP-EP8.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23442878/IOP-EP8.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23445573/IOP-EP8.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23448340/IOP-EP8.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23449945/IOP-EP8.part6.rar

Episode 9 - Power! 1967-1968

http://rapidshare.com/files/23453089/IOP-EP9.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23457145/IOP-EP9.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23460549/IOP-EP9.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23464327/IOP-EP9.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23470020/IOP-EP9.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23473945/IOP-EP9.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23477882/IOP-EP9.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23479562/IOP-EP9.part6.rar

Episode 10 - The Promised Land, 1967-1968

http://rapidshare.com/files/23484347/IOP-EP10.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23488823/IOP-EP10.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23493770/IOP-EP10.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23499522/IOP-EP10.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23504583/IOP-EP10.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23507099/IOP-EP10.part6.rar

Episode 11 - Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972

http://rapidshare.com/files/23512108/IOP-EP11.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23517471/IOP-EP11.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23522656/IOP-EP11.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23527809/IOP-EP11.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23532921/IOP-EP11.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23535068/IOP-EP11.part6.rar

Episode 12 - Nation of Law?, 1967-1968

http://rapidshare.com/files/23539884/IOP-EP12.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23545078/IOP-EP12.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23558481/IOP-EP12.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23550005/IOP-EP12.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23563207/IOP-EP12.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23567891/IOP-EP12.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23572102/IOP-EP12.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23576364/IOP-EP12.part6.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23578333/IOP-EP12.part7.rar

Episode 13 - The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980

http://rapidshare.com/files/23581964/IOP-EP13.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23585744/IOP-EP13.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23588824/IOP-EP13.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23591829/IOP-EP13.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23594966/IOP-EP13.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23595846/IOP-EP13.part6.rar

Episode 14 - Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s

http://rapidshare.com/files/23598533/IOP-EP14.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23601188/IOP-EP14.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23603535/IOP-EP14.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23605609/IOP-EP14.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23607826/IOP-EP14.part5.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/23435857/IOP-EP14.part6.rar
 

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Hey are these DVD quality or are these the VHS Recordings???