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Eyes on the Prize II (1988-12-19)
About this film
Interview with Marian Wright Edelman conducted for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers on her work with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy to bring attention to those living in poverty, particularly children. Topics also include meeting Malcolm X while at Yale Law School, the Poor People's Campaign and her work as part of Resurrection City after King's assassination. This interview also appeared in Malcolm X: Make It Plain.
Directors & creators
Blackside, Inc.
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Freedom Summer (1964), Segregation, Voting rights, African Americans -- History, Poverty, Social justice, Law and legislation, Civil rights workers, Activism, African American women -- Political activity, Bob Moses, Spelman College, Legal struggles, Social change, Human rights, United States -- Race relations, Southern States -- History, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Sit-in movement, Voter registration, Public interest law
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