Two Societies: 1965-1968's primary photo
  • Eyes on the Prize Two Societies: 1965-1968 (Season 2, Episode 2)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

Eyes on the Prize

Two Societies: 1965-1968 (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

Northern cities served as the backdrop for confrontations on a scale the civil rights movement had never seen before the mid-1960s. Scarred by widespread discrimination, black inner-city neighborhoods became sites of crumbling houses, ...See moreNorthern cities served as the backdrop for confrontations on a scale the civil rights movement had never seen before the mid-1960s. Scarred by widespread discrimination, black inner-city neighborhoods became sites of crumbling houses, poverty, and street violence. Although the black-led movement for social change and equality in the North had a long history, it had not received the same media attention the struggle in the South had. See less
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Directors
Sheila Curran Bernard | Sam Pollard (as Samuel D. Pollard)
Writers
Sheila Curran Bernard | Steve Fayer | Sam Pollard (as Samuel D. Pollard)
Producers
Sheila Curran Bernard | Henry Hampton | Sam Pollard (as Samuel D. Pollard)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 22, 1990

Release date
Jan 22, 1990 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Ralph Abernathy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Julian Bond
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Edward Brooke
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Albert Cleage
Self (as Rev. Albert Cleage) Self (as Rev. Albert Cleage)   See fewer
Richard J. Daley
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Holland
Self (as Sgt. Howard Holland) Self (as Sgt. Howard Holland)   See fewer
Jesse Jackson
Self (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) Self (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)   See fewer
Arthur Johnson
Self (as Dr. Arthur Johnson) Self (as Dr. Arthur Johnson)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)   See fewer
Bernard Lafayette
Self (as Rev. Bernard Lafayette Jr.) Self (as Rev. Bernard Lafayette Jr.)   See fewer
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