Eyes on the Prize: Learn How Change Happens

Learn How Change Happens

Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Movement is an American television series documentary about the civil rights movement in the US. It tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. The series is narrated by political leader and civil rights activist Julian Bond (1940-2015).

Details

What: Community viewing of the first season of Eyes on the Prize followed by short conversation. Each episode is about 60 minutes long.

Dr. Erik McDuffie, professor of African American Studies and History, and Director of the Center for African Studies at UIUC will lead the first conversation on Tuesday, April 14.

When: 4/14 – 5/19 on Tuesdays from 4:00 – 5:30 PM

Where: Virtual (registration required, sign up below – you only need to register once)