Eyes on the Prize S2E8 — Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s

Eyes on the Prize•Season 2•Episode 8

Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s

Mar 5, 199060 min

Power and powerlessness. Miami's black community -- pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs, and police harassment -- explodes in rioting. But in Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs. Frustrated by decades of unfulfilled promises made by the city's Democratic political machine, reformers install

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The Time Has Come, 1964-1965 still

The Time Has Come, 1964-1965

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Two Societies, 1965-1968

Power! 1967-1968 still

Power! 1967-1968

The Promised Land, 1967-1968 still

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Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972

A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968 still

A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968

The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980 still

The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980

Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s still

Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s

Cast1

Julian Bond

Julian Bond

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew3

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Michael Chin

Director of Photography

B

Boyd Estus

Director of Photography

R

Robert Shepard

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s" is episode 8 of Eyes on the Prize season 2. It aired on March 5, 1990.

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