Eyes on the Prize
Season 1 • Episode 4: No Easy Walk, 1962-1966 • Watch with subtitles
Episode 4: No Easy Walk, 1962-1966
February 11, 1987 • 60 min
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.
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