Interview with Vanessa Venable conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the closing of schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, a tactic employed by the state government to avoid integration.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with Melba Patillo Beals conducted for Eyes on the prize. Discussion centers on her experiences as one of the "Little Rock Nine" who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Bagwell, Orlando
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Joseph Azbell conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Montgomery bus boycott, E. D. Nixon, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Crossley, Callie
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Eliza Briggs and Harry Briggs, Sr. conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the condition of segregated schools in South Carolina and their lawsuit against the state, which was combined with the Brown case in Kansas. Harry Briggs Sr. and Eliza Briggs were...Show full record
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Harry Briggs Jr. for Eyes on the Prize. He discussed conditions in segregated schools in South Carolina, his parents' lawsuit, and retaliation against his family as a result of the suit.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Bagwell, Orlando
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with Amzie Moore conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on life under segregation, his activism, and cases of lynching that he investigated, including the Emmett Till case.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Richardson, Judy
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Leola Montgomery for Eyes on the prize. Discussion centers on the Brown vs. Board of Education legal case which she and her husband pursued for the benefit of their daughter, as well as a discussing the segregated school system of 1950s Kansas.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Charles Diggs conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the trial of Emmett Till's killers (which he attended), the impact of the Till case, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and battles over segregation in Congress.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Smith, Llewellyn
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Orval Faubus conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the integration crisis at Little Rock's Central High School.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc.
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
