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Callie Crossley
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
The civil rights movement discovers the power of mass demonstrations as the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. emerges as its most visible leader. Some demonstrations succeed; others fail. But the triumphant March on Washington, D.C., under King's leadership, shows a mounting national support for civil rights. President John F. Kennedy proposes the Civil Rights Act.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the American civil rights struggle.
Awakenings (1954-1956): Emmett Till, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. Rare reflections open the door to understanding America's struggle for equality. Curtis Jones (Emmett Till's cousin), Coretta Scott King, and other key witnesses describe the extraordinary role ordinary people played in shaping the civil rights movement. Mose Wright stands up to racial injustice. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King,...
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