eye on the prize two

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This program combines the controversy of a non violent movement verses a movement with more force, and the discovery that the American nation is separating into two societies: "White and Black, Separate and Unequal."

Martin Luther King decided to take his movement North and chose Chicago as his fighting grounds. He met much resistance from a powerful government (mayor Daily) who was out to show King that he was not needed or wanted in Chicago. The program showed King's attempts to challenge slum housing conditions in Chicago; however, every attempt was countered by the government quickly responding and "defusing the situation. For example: If King showed the filth in a neighborhood, then the next day a garbage crew would sh

This riots were the focus of much of the program which symbolized the blacks frustration, the whites fear and the fact the government refused to do anything about it.

The north's suppression was much more subtle, yet like a back draft smoldering in a wall add oxygen and it explodes. This is just what Black Americans did--EXPLODED! Detroit Michigan was like the rest of the nation where whites had better paying jobs, homes and cars, while the blacks stayed at poverty level despite a thriving economy. Detroit broke out into a huge riot with looting, stores burning and people dying.

This program focused on the underlying reasons that Black Americans were so frustrated and presented that to the viewer in a logical manner that was both informative and interesting.

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Approximate Word count = 518
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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