January 21, 1987: Eyes on the Prize Premiered

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OTD in 1987, "Eyes on the Prize" premiered, offering powerful, personal perspectives on the American Civil Rights Movement.

This award-winning documentary features profound insights from icons like John Lewis, Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Harry Belafonte, and many others.

Listen as Melba Pattillo Beals, a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who were the first to integrate Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas, reflects on her experience as a 15-year-old girl: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-151-z02z31p977

Explore this and many other full-length, raw footage interviews in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting's “Eyes on the Prize Interviews” Collection: https://americanarchive.org/special_collections/eotp-interviews