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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965 Production Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FMA-FMA0002m

Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965 Production Papers forms a portion of the larger Henry Hampton Collection. Included are pre-production materials, research materials, photographs, stock footage information, music research, interview transcripts, and production and editing materials toward all eight episodes of Eyes on the Prize I. In addition, the collection includes administrative and publicity and outreach materials.

Additional material related to Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965 Production Papers are located here. Also, digitized interviews are available here.

Episode 1: Awakenings, 1954-1956

Directed by Judith Vecchione

Written by Steve Fayer

Original airdate: January 21, 1987

Description: Chronicles the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi and the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama.



Episode 2: Fighting Back, 1957–1962

Directed by Judith Vecchione

Written by Steve Fayer

Original airdate: January 28, 1987

Description: Chronicles the school desegregation crises at Central High School by the Little Rock Nine in Arkansas and by James Meredith at the University of Mississippi during the Ole Miss riot of 1962.



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

Directed by Orlando Bagwell

Written by Steve Fayer

Original airdate: February 4, 1987

Description: Covers the Nashville sit-ins and boycotts that sought to end racial segregation at lunch counters in Tennessee and the Freedom Riders efforts to end segregation on interstate transportation and terminals throughout the southern United States.



Episode 4: No Easy Walk, 1961–1963

Directed by Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney

Written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, and Steve Fayer

Original airdate: February 11, 1987

Description: Examines the failed attempt by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) in Albany, Georgia to end segregation and the subsequent lessons learned to win a major victory in Birmingham, Alabama during the Birmingham campaign. The film also covers the March on Washington, one of the largest political rallies for civil rights in United States.



Episode 5: Mississippi: Is This America?, 1963–1964

Directed by Orlando Bagwell

Written by Steve Fayer

Original airdate: February 18, 1987

Description: Chronicles the murder of Medgar Evers in 1963 and the murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in 1964 in Mississippi. The film also covers the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) attendance at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City during the United States presidential election of 1964.



Episode 6: Bridge to Freedom, 1965

Directed by Callie Crossley and James A. DeVinney

Written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney, and Steve Fayer

Original airdate: February 25, 1987

Description: Examines the effort to restore voting rights in Selma, Alabama during the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Conditions Governing Use

Users of the collection must read and agree to abide by the rules and procedures set forth in the Materials Use Policies.

Providing access to materials does not constitute permission to publish or otherwise authorize use. All publication not covered by fair use or other exceptions is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder, which may or may not be Washington University.

If you wish to publish or license Special Collections materials, please contact Special Collections to inquire about copyright status at (314) 935-5495 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu. (Publish means quotation in whole or in part in seminar or term papers, theses or dissertations, journal articles, monographs, books, digital forms, photographs, images, dramatic presentations, transcriptions, or any other form prepared for a limited or general public.)

Extent

117 boxes

Source of Acquisition

The collection was obtained from the Civil Rights Project, Inc. in 2001 and subsequent materials were obtained from Blackside, Inc. in 2002 and 2003.

Related Materials

Additional material related to Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985 Production Papers are located here. Also, digitized interviews are available here.

Title
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954–1965 Production Papers
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
English

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Film & Media Archive Collecting Area

Contact:
Andy Uhrich
West Campus East Building. Lower Level (MSC 1061-141-B)
7425 Forsyth Blvd
Clayton MO 63105 US
(314) 935-5495