American Experience Eyes on the Prize II (Parts VII & VIII): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement (Season 20, Episode 8)
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American Experience

Eyes on the Prize II (Parts VII & VIII): The Keys to the Kingdom/Back to the Movement (Season 20, Episode 8)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

"The Keys to the Kingdom 1974-1980": In the 1970s, anti-discrimination rights are put to the test. Boston Whites violently resist the federal school desegregation order. Atlanta's mayor Jackson proves affirmative action can work, but Bakke...See more"The Keys to the Kingdom 1974-1980": In the 1970s, anti-discrimination rights are put to the test. Boston Whites violently resist the federal school desegregation order. Atlanta's mayor Jackson proves affirmative action can work, but Bakke decision challenges that policy. "Back to the Movement 1979-Mid 1980s": Explores new and old challenges that Black communities faced 25 years after civil rights struggle began. Also explores Black communities in Miami and Chicago and chronicles their dramatically different responses to these challenges. See less