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True south Henry Hampton and Eyes on the prize, the landmark television series that reframed the civil rights movement /

Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently.

Main Author: Else, Jon, 1944-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Viking, [2017]
Physical Description: 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects:
Hampton, Henry, -- 1940-1998 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Eyes on the prize (Television program)
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
African Americans on television.
Race relations on television.
United States -- Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Cave painting
  • "Racism is like a loaded gun"
  • America, we loved you madly
  • Last visionary standing
  • The revolution will be televised
  • Mother ship
  • Not the other man's country
  • What have I to fear?
  • Mississippi goddamn
  • Crossroads
  • Emmett Till's hometown
  • Hunter-gatherers
  • True south?
  • Messy history
  • The Selma show
  • It's our flag too
  • A great story
  • A great healing machine
  • Will the circle be unbroken
  • Freedom is a constant struggle
  • Epilogue.

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