American Experience S20E5 — Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land

7.4

American Experience•Season 20•Episode 5

Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land

7.4/10 · 23 votesFeb 10, 200855 min

Ranked #6 of 14 in Season 20•+0.2 vs season avg

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The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in black America. In Cleveland, Carl Stokes wins election as the first black mayor of a major American city. The Black Panther Party, armed with law books, breakfast programs, and guns, is born in Oakland.

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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 20 Episodes14

E1 6.6

Oswald's Ghost

E2 7.7

The Lobotomist

E3 7.5

Eyes on the Prize (7 & 8): The Time Has Come/Two Societies

E4 7.4

Grand Central

E5 7.4Now viewing

Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land

E6 7.5

Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?

E7 7.0

Eyes on the Prize (13 & 14): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement

E8 7.4

Kit Carson

E9 6.9

Buffalo Bill

E10 6.3

Minik: The Lost Eskimo

Walt Whitman

Roberto Clemente

George H.W. Bush (1)

George H.W. Bush (2)

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Episode Summary

"Eyes on the Prize (9 & 10): Power!/The Promised Land" is episode 5 of American Experience season 20. It scored 7.4/10 from 23 votes, ranking #6 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on February 10, 2008.

Next: E6 · Eyes on the Prize (11 & 12): Ain't Gonna' Shuffle No More/A Nation of Law?Best of Season 20