| Description |
404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Honors how the eloquent, plainspoken TV series Eyes on the prize about the civil rights era changed the way social history is told, taught, and remembered today; the way nonfiction film is made; and the way we think about the legacies of those eventful years (From book jacket). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Cave painting: 1940-67 -- Racism is like a loaded gun: 1968-78 -- America, we loved you madly: 1978-82 -- Last visionary standing: 1983-85 -- The revolution will be televised: 1985 -- Mother ship -- Not the other man's county: fall 1985 -- What have I to fear: 1985-86 -- Mississippi goddamn: 1963, 1964, 1985 -- Crossroads: 1964 -- Emmett Till's hometown: winter 1985 -- Hunter-gatherers: winter 1985-86 -- True south? -- Messy history: 1986 -- The Selma show: 1986 -- It's our flag too: 1986 -- A great story -- A great healing machine: 1987 -- Will the circle be unbroken: 1998 -- Freedom is a constant struggle: 1998-2016 -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Hampton, Henry, 1940-1998 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Eyes on the prize (Television program)
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| Subject(S) |
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans on television.
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Race relations on television.
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United States -- Race relations.
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| Added Title |
Henry Hampton and Eyes on the prize, the landmark television series that reframed the civil rights movement |
| ISBN |
9781101980934 (hardcover) |
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1101980931 (hardcover) |
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