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From Chicago's first black mayor to ringside with Muhammad Ali to the "Mountain Top" speech of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the eve of his assassination, the series documents the journey of ...
4 de abr. de 2021 · The landmark series Eyes on the Prize, produced by Blackside and first broadcast in 1987, is a special presentation of the award-winning PBS history series, American Experience.
Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, who refuses to fight in Vietnam. Students at the traditionally Black Howard University fight to bring the growing Black consciousness movement and their African heritage inside the walls of the institution.
"Eyes on the Prize II" picks up where the first series left off, and examines the streets of Malcolm X's Harlem and the birth of the Black Panthers. Through historical footage and interviews, "Eyes on the Prize II" reveals the triumphs and failures of individuals and communities. From Chicago's first black mayor to ringside with Muhammad Ali to the "Mountain Top" speech of Dr. Martin Luther ...
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.
Nearly two decades after its 1990 premiere, the groundbreaking second season of Eyes on the Prize returns to PBS as a special presentation of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in February 2008 in honor of Black History Month. The series documents the journey of black Americans seeking justice, power and identity, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, and ...
Interview with Floyd Patterson conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on Muhammad Ali, his conversion to the Nation of Islam and name change, and his refusal to serve in Vietnam.
