Eyes on the Prize S1E2 — Fighting Back, 1957-1962

8.3

Eyes on the Prize•Season 1•Episode 2

Fighting Back, 1957-1962

8.3/10 · 12 votesJan 28, 198760 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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States' rights loyalists and federal authorities collide in the 1957 battle to integrate Little Rock's Central High School, and again in James Meredith's 1962 challenge to segregation at the University of Mississippi. Both times, a Southern governor squares off with a U.S. president, violence erupts

Directed byJudith Vecchione

Previous episodeE1 · Awakenings, 1954-1956 Next episodeE3 · Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961

Seasons2

All 1 2

Season 1 Episodes6

E1 6.4

Awakenings, 1954-1956

E2 8.3Now viewing

Fighting Back, 1957-1962

E3 8.0

Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961

E4 7.7

No Easy Walk, 1962-1966

E5 9.0

Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964

E6 8.7

Bridge to Freedom, 1965

Cast1

Julian Bond

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew6

Judith Vecchione

Director

Jo Ann Mathieu

Production Manager

Judith Vecchione

Producer

Llewellyn M. Smith

Associate Producer

Daniel Eisenberg

Editor

Victoria Garvin

Assistant Editor

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Episode Summary

"Fighting Back, 1957-1962" is episode 2 of Eyes on the Prize season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 12 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Judith Vecchione, it aired on January 28, 1987.

Next: E3 · Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961 Best of Season 1