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Eyes on the Prize Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1988 - 1988
Episode 1
The Time Has Come: 1964-1966
Mon, Jan 15, 1990 60 mins
"The Time Has Come (1964-65)" examines a shift in ideology by a new breed of black leaders during the early '60s. Included: footage of Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael, both of whom advocated black nationalism; and clips of the 1966 March Against Fear.
Episode 2
Two Societies: 1965-1968
Mon, Jan 22, 1990 60 mins
"Two Societies (1965-68)" recalls Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s first civil-rights battles in Northern cities. The first stop was Chicago, where he staged successful demonstrations against segregated housing. Included: comments by Andrew Young.
Episode 3
Power!: 1966-1968
Mon, Jan 29, 1990 60 mins
"Power! (1966-68)" recalls strides made by blacks in Cleveland, Oakland and New York. Included: comments by Black Panther Party for Self Defense founders Huey Newton and Bobby Seale; and Cleveland's first black mayor, Carl Stokes.
Episode 4
The Promised Land: 1967-1968
Mon, Feb 5, 1990 60 mins
"The Promised Land (1967-68)" recalls the final year in the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Included: footage of his last speech, delivered the night before he was assassinated; and comments by Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson and Ralph Abernathy.
Episode 5
Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More: 1964-1972
Mon, Feb 12, 1990 60 mins
"Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More (1964-72)" recalls Muhammad Ali's refusal to be inducted into the Army; a five-day sit-in by Howard University students in '68; and the National Black Political Convention in '72.
Episode 6
A Nation of Law?: 1968-1971
Mon, Feb 19, 1990 60 mins
"A Nation of Laws? (1968-71)" examines the Black Panthers' rise in Chicago in 1968; and the Attica State Prison uprising in '71. Included: comments by journalist Tom Wicker and former Panther Elaine Brown.
Episode 7
The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980
Mon, Feb 26, 1990 60 mins
"The Keys to the Kingdom (1974-80)" examines controversial civil-rights decisions in Boston and Atlanta. Included: comments by former mayors Kevin White (Boston) and Maynard Jackson (Atlanta).
Episode 8
Back to the Movement (1979-mid 1980s)
Mon, Mar 5, 1990 60 mins
"Back to the Movement" recalls the controversial 1979 slaying of a black Miami businessman by four white policemen; and Harold Washington's 1983 election win that made him Chicago's first black mayor.
