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Eyes on the Prize (1985-11-15)

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Interview with Herbert Brownell Jr., the former United States Attorney General under the Eisenhower administration, conducted for Eyes on the Prize in 1985. Discussion begins with the lack of federal intervention in the Emmett Till case and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Discussion continues with President Eisenhower's views on civil rights issues, the Brown v. Board of Education decision, and intervention in the integration of Little Rock Central High School.

Directors & creators

Blackside, Inc.

Subjects

public broadcasting, AAPB, Herbert Brownell, Emmett Till, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Department of Justice, FBI, Federal Jurisdiction, Civil Rights Movement, Civil Rights Legislation, Eisenhower Administration, State Rights, Racial Violence, Black Activism, US Attorney General, Legal Framework, Social Justice, 1950s History, Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Civil Rights History, Public Policy, Interstate Commerce, Government Complicity, Jim Crow Era, Judicial Oversight

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