About this episode from TV Guide
A Feb. 1, 1960 sit-in by four blacks who were refused service at a Greensboro, N.C., lunch counter, which launched a nationwide movement among black collegians. Also: the formation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, some of whose members participated in CORE-sponsored Freedom Rides to protest discrimination by bus lines.
About this series
Eyes on the Prize is an American television series and 14-part documentary about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The documentary originally aired on the PBS network and also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2. Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton at the film production company Blackside and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills and interviews of participants and opponents of the movement. The title of the series is derived from the folk song “Keep Your Eyes…
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