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.
Interview with Marcia Webb Lecky conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the integration crisis at Central High School in Little Rock, where Lecky was a student.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with Rudolph Lee conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on the Montgomery Bus boycott, and intimidation of protesters.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Johnson, Henry
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Linda Brown Smith conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on her experiences in Kansas's segregated schools and her family's involvement in the Brown vs. Board of Education lawsuit.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Smith, Llewellyn
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview with B.J. Simms conducted for America, They Loved You Madly, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on his involvement in the Montgomery bus boycott as its Director of Transportation.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Richardson, Judy
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Filmed interview with Paul E. Wilson conducted for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on Brown vs. Board of Education, a case in which Wilson was a lawyer representing the school board.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Vecchione, Judith
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.
Interview conducted with Virginia Durr as part of America, They Loved You Madly in 1979, a precursor to Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on segregation in Montgomery and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Subject:
Civilrights--History--20th century
Creator:
Blackside, Inc.
Contributor:
Blackside, Inc., Hampton, Henry, Richardson, Judy
Publisher:
Washington University in St. Louis, Blackside, Inc.