Eyes on the Prize: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985
The second season of the documentary series Eyes on the Prize chronicles the history of the civil rights movement, covering the time period from the national emergence of Malcolm X in 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago. As part of the definitive story of the civil rights era, the series presents the history from the point of view of ordinary men and women who
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series tells the definitive story of the civil rights era.
- The narrative is presented from the point of view of ordinary men and women.
- The extraordinary actions of these individuals launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life.
- The movement embodies a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today.
Season overview
The second season of the documentary series Eyes on the Prize chronicles the history of the civil rights movement, covering the time period from the national emergence of Malcolm X in 1964 to the 1983 election of Harold Washington as the first African-American mayor of Chicago. As part of the definitive story of the civil rights era, the series presents the history from the point of view of ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The Time Has Come, 1964-1965
Jan 15, 1990 · 60 min
After a decade-long cry for justice, a new sound is heard in the civil rights movement: the insistent call for power. Malcolm X takes an eloquent nationalism to urban streets as a
Two Societies, 1965-1968
Jan 20, 1990 · 60 min
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) come north to help Chicago's civil rights leaders in their nonviolent struggle against segregated ho
Power! 1967-1968
Jan 29, 1990 · 60 min
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 Bla
The Promised Land, 1967-1968
Feb 5, 1990 · 60 min
Martin Luther King stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. One year before his death, he publicly opposes the war in Vietnam. His South
Ain't Gonna Shuffle No More, 1964-1972
Feb 12, 1990 · 60 min
A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize black America. World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay challenges America to accept him as Muhammad Ali, a minister of Islam
A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968
Feb 19, 1990 · 60 min
Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are
The Keys to the Kingdom, 1974-1980
Feb 26, 1990 · 60 min
In the 1970s, antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement are put to the test. In Boston, some whites violently resist a federal court schoo
Back to the Movement, 1979-mid 1980s
Mar 5, 1990 · 60 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 grassr