In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education declared segregated schools unconstitutional and sparked a decade of groundbreaking civil rights activism and legislation. Using archival news footage, primary sources, and interview segments filmed for Eyes on the Prize, this collection captures the voices, images, and events of the Civil Rights movement and the ongoing struggle for racial equality in America.
Harvard Law student Barack Obama speaks in support of Professor Derrick Bell and diversity at a 1991 rally in this archival news footage from WGBH: "Ten O'Clock News."
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