Eyes on the Prize The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980 (Season 2, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

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Eyes on the Prize

The Keys to the Kingdom: 1974-1980 (Season 2, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, History

In the 1970s, anti-discrimination rights are put to the test. Boston whites violently resist federal school desegregation order. Atlanta's mayor Jackson proves affirmative action can work, but Bakke decision challenges that policy.

Directors

Jacqueline Shearer | Paul Stekler

Writers

Steve Fayer | Jacqueline Shearer | Paul Stekler

Producers

Jacqueline Shearer | Paul Stekler

Cinematographers

Michael Chin | Bestor Cram | Robert Shepard

Editor

Lillian Benson

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 26, 1990

Release date

Feb 26, 1990 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations

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36 cast members

Name	Known for
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Greatest (1977)
Tracy Amalfitano Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Tom Atkins Self (as Thomas Atkins) Self (as Thomas Atkins) See fewer	James Brown: Live at the Boston Garden, 1968 (1968)
Ruth M. Batson Self (as Ruth Batson) Self (as Ruth Batson) See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Mary Frances Berry Self Self See fewer	The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2022)
Willie Bolden Self Self See fewer	Leaving Selma (2011)
Julian Bond Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Greased Lightning (1977)
James Buckley Self - Republican Senator New York (archive footage) Self - Republican Senator New York (archive footage) See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Shirley Chisholm Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Soul! (1968)
Emma Darnell Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Jane DuWors Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Phyllis Ellison Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Gerald Ford Self - U.S. President (archive footage) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
W. Arthur Garrity Jr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Louise Day Hicks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Walter Huntley Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Ellen Jackson Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Jesse Jackson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	S.O.S. - Saving Our Schools (2015)
Maynard Jackson Self - Atlanta Mayor Self - Atlanta Mayor See fewer	Greased Lightning (1977)
Toni Johnson-Chavis Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Chicago Hope (1994)
John Kerrigan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Robert Kiley Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Robert Links Self - Attorney for Alan Bakke Self - Attorney for Alan Bakke See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Alan Lupo Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Ethel Mae Matthews Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
John McDonough Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Jean McGuire Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Dillard Munford Self - CEO, Munford Inc. Self - CEO, Munford Inc. See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Eleanor Holmes Norton Self - EEOC Self - EEOC See fewer	Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)
John O'Bryant Self - Boston School Cmte. (archive footage) Self - Boston School Cmte. (archive footage) See fewer
Kathleen Stapleton Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Maggie Thomas Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Juanita Wade Self Self See fewer	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
Kevin White Self - Boston Mayor Self - Boston Mayor See fewer	James Brown: Live at the Boston Garden, 1968 (1968)
Alexzandrina Young Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer