Eyes on the Prize S1E5 — Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964
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Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964

9.0/10 · 14 votesFeb 18, 198760 min

Ranked #1 of 6 in Season 1•+1.0 vs season avg

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Mississippi's grass-roots civil rights movement becomes an American concern when college students travel south to help register black voters and three activists are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular Mississippi delegation at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City.

Directed byOrlando Bagwell
Written bySteve Fayer

Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes6

Cast1

Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew7

J

Jo Ann Mathieu

Production Manager

J

Jeanne Jordan

Editor

M

MJ Doherty

Assistant Editor

O

Orlando Bagwell

Director

O

Orlando Bagwell

Producer

S

Steve Fayer

Writer

P

Prudence Arndt

Associate Producer

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Episode Summary

"Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964" is episode 5 of Eyes on the Prize season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 14 votes, ranking #1 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Orlando Bagwell and written by Steve Fayer, it aired on February 18, 1987.