American Experience S19E2 — Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963

7.2

American Experience•Season 19•Episode 2

Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963

7.2/10 · 25 votesOct 9, 200655 min

Ranked #5 of 15 in Season 19•+0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

Part 2 of the 1987 documentary "Eyes on the Prize." Included: the 1960 Greensboro, N.C., lunch-counter sit-in; the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; the rise of mass demonstrations in the civil-rights movement; Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech; children's marches in Birmingham, Ala.

Previous episodeE1 · Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962 Next episodeE3 · Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965

Seasons37

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Season 19 Episodes15

E1 7.4

Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962

E2 7.2Now viewing

Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963

E3 7.0

Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965

Test Tube Babies

The Great Fever

The Gold Rush

The Berlin Airlift

The Living Weapon

New Orleans (1 & 2)

Sister Aimee

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

E12 7.5

Summer of Love

E13 6.5

The Mormons (1): History

E14 6.5

The Mormons (2): Church and State

E15 7.5

Alexander Hamilton

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Episode Summary

"Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963" is episode 2 of American Experience season 19. It scored 7.2/10 from 25 votes, ranking #5 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.0). It aired on October 9, 2006.

Next: E3 · Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965 Best of Season 19