Eyes on the Prize Fighting Back: 1957-1962 (Season 1, Episode 2)
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TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

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Eyes on the Prize

Fighting Back: 1957-1962 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole ...See moreFollowing the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and Eisenhower's utilization of the 101st Airborne to Ole Miss and Kennedy's lobbying efforts. Written by Havan Ironoak See less

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Lindsay Almond Jr. Self (archive footage) (as Governor Lindsay Almond Jr.) Self (archive footage) (as Governor Lindsay Almond Jr.) See fewer
Melvin Bailey Self (as Sheriff Mel Bailey) Self (as Sheriff Mel Bailey) See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Ross Barnett Self (archive footage) (as Governor Ross Barnett) Self (archive footage) (as Governor Ross Barnett) See fewer
Lucius Christopher Bates Self (archive footage) (as L.C. Bates) Self (archive footage) (as L.C. Bates) See fewer
Melba Pattillo Beals Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Julian Bond Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Greased Lightning (1977)
Herbert Brownell Jr. Self (as Herbert Brownell) Self (as Herbert Brownell) See fewer	Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
William Carter Self (as Rev. William Carter) Self (as Rev. William Carter) See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
John Doar Self Self See fewer	Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey (2005)
James Eastland Self (archive footage) (as Senator James Eastland) Self (archive footage) (as Senator James Eastland) See fewer	The Mike Wallace Interview (1957)
Elizabeth Eckford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) (as President Dwight D. Eisenhower) Self (archive footage) (as President Dwight D. Eisenhower) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
Robert Ellis Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Harold Engstrom Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Medgar Evers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Myrlie Evers-Williams Self (as Myrlie Evers) Self (as Myrlie Evers) See fewer	American Playhouse (1980)
Orval Faubus Self (archive footage) (as Governor Orval Faubus) Self (archive footage) (as Governor Orval Faubus) See fewer	The Mike Wallace Interview (1957)
Ernest Green Self Self See fewer	Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin (2003)
Jack Greenberg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Justice Is a Black Woman: The Life and Work of Constance Baker Motley (2012)
James Hicks Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Gloria Ray Karlmark Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Nicholas Katzenbach Self Self See fewer	Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Carlotta Walls LaNier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Seriously Amazing Objects (2013)
Grace Lorch Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Autherine Lucy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008)
Burke Marshall Self Self See fewer	Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)
Thurgood Marshall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
James McShane Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Today (1952)
James Meredith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	One More River (1963)
Thelma Mothershed Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Constance Baker Motley Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Lois Marie Pattillo Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Craig Rains Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Terrence Roberts Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Jan Robertson Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Jefferson Thomas Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Journey to Little Rock: The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey (2001)
Minnijean Brown Trickey Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom's Call (2007)
Alex Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John-Minor Wisdom Self (as Judge John Minor Wisdom) Self (as Judge John Minor Wisdom) See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)