Eyes on the Prize

Season 2 Episode 6: A Nation of Law?, 1967-1968

Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. In Chicago, two Black Panther Party leaders are killed in a pre-dawn raid by police acting on information supplied by an FBI informant. In the wake of President Nixon's call to "law and order," stepped-up arrests push the already poor conditions at New York's Attica State Prison to the limit. A five-day inmate takeover calling the public's attention to the conditions leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

2

Episodes:

14

Cast:

Julian Bond

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

1987

Rating:

7.0