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Awakenings (1954-56), Episode 1

Awakenings (1954-56), Episode 1

VHS

This six part series, 2 1/2 years in the making, is the most comprehensive television documentary on the American civil rights movement ever produced. Through rare historical film and incisive interviews, the events and issues of the second American Revolution come to life. Return to the streets, churches, courts and schools where the struggle raged. Meet the people who challenged the system and changed history. Relive the pain, the protest, the...

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African Americans Civil rights History
Race discrimination United States
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Description:
1 videocassette (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in
analog
magnetic
VHS
Target Audience Note:
Secondary/Adult
Notes:
VHS
Licensed for public performance
The concept for "Eyes on the Prize" was created and developed by Henry Hampton
Produced, directed and written by Callie Crossley, James A. DeVinney; theme music produced, arranged and performed by Bernice Johnson Reagon
Narrator: Julian Bond
Control Number:
662202
Other Authors:
Blackside, Inc
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015
Crossley, Callie
DeVinney, James A
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
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