Eyes on the Prize: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015

Eyes on the Prize: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015 - HBO

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2025

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Illuminating the bold stories of people and communities who continue to work for equity and racial justice in the years since the birth of the American civil rights movement.

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Matt Roush

Matt Roush says...

Over three nights and six chapters, each with a different director, the acclaimed civil-rights docuseries that began in 1987 returns with an update that follows the fight for racial justice and equality well into the 21st century. The first hour covers the years from 1977 to 1988, with activists in the South Bronx and Philadelphia demanding fair housing and healthcare, then combating President Reagan’s economic policies and suffering through the AIDS epidemic. The second hour, focusing on the years from 1989-1995, focuses on inequities in the criminal justice system, which reached a flashpoint in South Central L.A. with the riots sparked by the acquittal of police officers who beat Rodney King.