True south : Henry Hampton and Eyes on the prize, the landmark television series that reframed the civil rights movement / Jon Else.

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    • Abstract:
      Summary: Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently.
    • Content Notes:
      Introduction -- Cave painting: 1940-67 -- Racism is like a loaded gun: 1968-78 -- America, we loved you madly: 1978-82 -- Last visionary standing: 1983-85 -- The revolution will be televised: 1985 -- Mother ship -- Not the other man's county: 1985 -- On the road: 1985-86 -- Mississippi goddamn: 1963, 1964, 1985 -- Crossroads: 1964 -- Emmett Till's hometown: 1985 -- Hunter-gatherers: 1985-86 -- True south -- Messy history: 1986 -- Selma show: 1986 -- It's our flag too: 1986 -- A great story -- A great healing machine: 1987 -- Will the circle be unbroken: 1998 -- Freedom is a constant struggle: 1998-2016 -- Epilogue.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
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    • Other Titles:
      Henry Hampton and Eyes on the prize, the landmark television series that reframed the civil rights movement.
    • ISBN:
      9781101980934
      1101980931
    • Accession Number:
      2016044049
    • Accession Number:
      966314870
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.999376