Skip to Main Content
Eyes on the Prize

Mississippi - Is This America? (1963-1964) | Promo

Mississippi’s grassroots Civil Rights Movement becomes an American concern.

Aired 04/18/2021 | Expires 03/15/2025 | Rating TV-PG

Eyes on the Prize

Mississippi - Is This America? (1963-1964) | Promo

Preview: Season 1 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Mississippi’s grassroots Civil Rights Movement becomes an American concern.

Mississippi’s grassroots Civil Rights Movement becomes an American concern when college students travel south to help register black voters and three of them are murdered. The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenges the regular Mississippi delegation at the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City.

Aired 04/18/2021 | Expires 03/15/2025 | Rating TV-PG

Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation, and viewers like you.

Mississippi-Is This America? (1963-1964) | A New Party

Video has Closed Captions

Victoria Gray Adams explains the goals of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. (52s)

Mississippi - Is This America? (1963-1964) | Freedom Summer

Video has Closed Captions

Bob Moses announces the 1964 project known as Freedom Summer in Mississippi. (1m 10s)

Mississippi-Is This America? (1963-1964) | Register to Vote

Video has Closed Captions

Voter registration, and suppression, for Black Americans in Mississippi. (42s)

Providing Support for PBS.org

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship

Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation, and viewers like you.

Sign in with Email

or

Continue with GoogleContinue with FacebookContinue with Apple

By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Are you sure you want to remove null from My List?