watch at least one episode from the PBS documentary series Eyes on the Prize (1986). Choose from the episodes linked below. Then, using the video, the textbook, and your lecture notes, write an essay addressing the prompts listed below. Grades will be based on the content of the answer and must be more than 300 words in length. Direct quotes do not count toward the required word count.
Assignment Prompts:
Briefly describe the significant Civil Rights events explored in your chosen episode. How did each event challenge systemic discrimination within American society?
How did supporters of segregation react to those challenges? How did the federal government react to these challenges?
Explain how grassroots civil rights groups (such as the SCLC) and groups focused on the court system (such as the NAACP) both shaped the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s? (Use the events from the documentary as examples)
Eyes on the Prize, Episode 2: Fighting Back
Eyes on the Prize, Episode 3: Ain’t Scared of Your Jails
Eyes on the Prize, Episode 4: No Easy Walk
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