TY  - ADVS
AU  - Hampton,Henry
AU  - Bond,Julian
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TI  - Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights movement 
SN  - 9780793692620
AV  - E185.P348.E947 2006 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - [Alexandria, Virginia]
PB  - PBS Video
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Suffrage
KW  - Segregation
KW  - United States
KW  - Civil rights demonstrations
KW  - Documentary television programs
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
N1  - Originally produced as a special presentation of American Experience television program in 1990; Special features: Interview with Henry Hampton, Profiles; Primary source and graphs; Downloadable study guide; Northern Mariana IslandsAA rating: PG; 2
N2  - The keys to the kingdom (1974-1980) : Famous and lesser-known participants recount the remedies used to solve the problems of discrimination in schools and the workplace. For blacks and whites in Boston, court-ordered busing proves an unpopular means of integrating schools. Atlanta's first black mayor, Maynard Jackson pursues affirmative action to help combat the city's poverty rate. The Bakke Supreme Court case challenges affirmative action when a white man sues a university on grounds of "reverse discrimination". --; Back to the movement (1979-1985) : Experience the power and powerlessness felt in black communities during the movement's third decade through firsthand knowledge and stories. Miami's Overtown section explodes in rioting when a young black salesman dies after being beaten by police for a traffic violation. Democratic reformers install Harold Washington as Chicago's first black mayor. America's most-watched documentary on civil rights ends with a look back at the courageous people that made the movement a force for hope and social change. --
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