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Authors, sign in!Today, on my first work day back from vacation, I ran into a great PBS documentary series that is now out on DVD. The documentary is called Eyes On The Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement and it chronicles the landmark civil rights events from 1954 to 1985 in the eyes of the participants of the events. I watched this documentary series during the 1980s, and it had a profound effect on the way I thought and saw the world. I learned a lot about the sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis and the whole breadth of leaders and the unknown individuals who made up the movement. This American Experience series was produced by Blackside, and its creator, Henry Hampton, is recognized as one of the world's most acclaimed documentary filmmakers. This series was my first exposure to the intricacies of popular movements of change, and it cemented my liberal political point of view. I highly recommend this series to anyone interested in the civil rights movement and in movements of social change.
Published April 1, 2008 by Angelo Lopez |
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Activism
Civil Rights
John Lewis
Martin Luther King
Non-Violence
Protest
Social Justice
