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Eyes on the Prize II (1988-10-21)
About this film
Interview with Floyd McKissick conducted by Blackside for Eyes on the Prize II. Discussion centers in which he talks about the Meredith March and the more aggressive young activists within the various Civil Rights organizations. He challenges Bayard Rustin's claim that the march lacked clear objectives. McKissick also addresses the controversy regarding the participation of the Deacons for Defense and Justice, whose members carried weapons. Other topics of discussion include, the slogan "Black Power," a Meredith March rally in Canton, Mississippi, a speech in Jackson delivered by Martin Luther King, Jr., economic issues, White participation in the movement, and CORE's position on education.
Directors & creators
Blackside, Inc.
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Floyd McKissick, James Meredith, James Farmer, Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr., Stokely Carmichael, Whitney Young, Charles Evers, A. Philip Randolph, Congress of Racial Equality, CORE, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, SNCC, NAACP, National Urban League, Meredith March Against Fear, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Deacons for Defense and Justice, Canton, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi, Durham, North Carolina, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Power movement, voter registration, economic policy, school desegregation
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