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We’ll be watching:

Episode 1"Awakenings (1954–1956)" aired January 21, 1987

Chronicles the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi and the Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama.

Where? https://discord.com/events/1273504945462841366/1352870406377177118

What is it?

Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Movement is an American television series documentary about the civil rights movement in the United States.

The documentary originally aired on the

PBS network, and it also aired in the United Kingdom on BBC2.

Created and executive produced by Henry Hampton, and narrated by Julian Bond, the series uses archival footage, stills, and interviews by participants and opponents of the movement.

The title of the series is derived from the title of the folk song "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize", which is used as the opening theme music in each episode.

The series won a number of Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards, and was nominated for an Academy Award.

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PBS:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/eyesontheprize/