Eyes on the Prize.

Eyes on the Prize

This landmark series, which first premiered in 1987, documents the history of the civil rights movement in America. Produced by Blackside, segments include the Montgomery bus boycott of 1954, school desegregation in 1957 Arkansas, the right-to-vote battle within Mississippi, the march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The series has been honored with a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, Television Critics Association Award and numerous Emmy Awards.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Fri, 2/28 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Time Has Come 1964-1966

After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism.

Fri, 2/28 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Two Societies 1965-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies.

Sat, 3/1 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Time Has Come 1964-1966

After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism.

Sat, 3/1 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Two Societies 1965-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies.

Sun, 3/2 at 1:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Time Has Come 1964-1966

After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism.

Sun, 3/2 at 2:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Two Societies 1965-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies.

Sun, 3/2 at 8:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Time Has Come 1964-1966

After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism.

Sun, 3/2 at 9:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Two Societies 1965-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies.

Sun, 3/2 at 4:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Time Has Come 1964-1966

After a decade of seeking justice, civil rights leaders seek power; Malcolm X preaches nationalism.

Sun, 3/2 at 5:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Two Societies 1965-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference help civil rights leaders fight segregated housing in Chicago; the Kerner Commission finds America composed of separate, unequal black and white societies.

Thu, 3/6 at 7:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Power! 1966-1968

Carl Stokes becomes mayor of Cleveland; the Black Panthers form; Brooklyn parents and teachers clash.

Thu, 3/6 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Promised Land 1967-1968

Martin Luther King Jr. publicly opposes the war in Vietnam; Poor People's Campaign; Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.