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"Eyes on the Prize" Awakenings: 1954-1956 (TV Episode 1987) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Judith Vecchione

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Steve Fayer ... (writer)

Cast  

Ralph Abernathy ... Self (as Rev. Ralph Abernathy)
Joe Azbell Joe Azbell ... Self
Frances Belser Frances Belser ... Self
Unita Blackwell Unita Blackwell ... Self
Julian Bond ... Narrator (voice)
Roy Bryant ... Self - Accused Murderer of Emmett Till (archive footage)
Charles C. Diggs Jr. Charles C. Diggs Jr. ... Self (as Representative Charles Diggs)
Virginia Durr Virginia Durr ... Self
James Eastland James Eastland ... Self (archive footage) (as James Eastland)
Sam Engelhardt Sam Engelhardt ... Self (archive footage) (as State Senator Sam Engelhardt)
Georgia Gilmore Georgia Gilmore ... Self
Ernest Green Ernest Green ... Self
Fannie Lou Hamer ... Self (archive footage)
James Hicks James Hicks ... Self
William Bradford Huie William Bradford Huie ... Self
Curtis Jones Curtis Jones ... Self
Donie Jones Donie Jones ... Self
Coretta Scott King ... Self
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Rufus Lewis Rufus Lewis ... Self
J.W. Milam J.W. Milam ... Self - Accused Murderer of Emmett Till (archive footage)
Mamie Till Mobley ... Self - Mother of Emmett Till (archive footage) (as Mamie Till Bradley)
Amzie Moore Amzie Moore ... Self
Constance Baker Motley Constance Baker Motley ... Self
E.D. Nixon E.D. Nixon ... Self
Rosa Parks ... Self
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. ... Self (archive footage)
Jo Ann Robinson Jo Ann Robinson ... Self
Clyde Sellers Clyde Sellers ... Self (archive footage)
Fred Lee Shuttlesworth Fred Lee Shuttlesworth ... Self (as Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth)
H. Clarence Strider H. Clarence Strider ... Self (archive footage) (as Sheriff H.C. Strider)
Emmett Till ... Self (archive footage)
C.T. Vivian ... Self (as Rev. C.T. Vivian)
Alice Walker Alice Walker ... Self (archive footage)
Thomas Waring Thomas Waring ... Self
Roy Wilkins ... Self (archive footage)
Charles Wilson Charles Wilson ... Self (archive footage)
Mose Wright Mose Wright ... Self - Uncle of Emmett Till (archive footage)

Produced by 

Michael Ambrosino ... consulting executive producer
Alison Bassett ... supervising producer
Jon Else ... series producer
Henry Hampton ... producer
Mark Samels ... executive producer
Llewellyn M. Smith ... associate producer
Judith Vecchione ... producer / series producer

Cinematography by 

James H. Karales

Editing by 

Daniel Eisenberg

Production Management 

Jo Ann Mathue ... production manager (as Ann Mathieu)
Cynthia Meager Kuhn ... post-production manager

Sound Department 

Richard Bock ... sound mixer
Joseph Burton ... sound editor
Clive Davison ... sound recordist
Mary H. Ellis ... sound recordist (as Mary Ellis)
John Fitzpatrick ... sound recordist
Roger Haydock ... sound recordist
Nigel Mercer ... sound editor
Sekou Shepard ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Orlando Bagwell ... camera operator
Werner Bundschuh ... camera operator
Becky Butler ... assistant camera
Michael Chin ... assistant camera
Richard Chisolm ... assistant camera
Jon Else ... camera operator
Ed Joyce ... camera operator
Mary Kaigler-Schaffer ... assistant camera
Tom Kaufman ... camera operator
Tom McDonough ... assistant camera
Robert Shepard ... camera operator

Editorial Department 

Victoria Garvin Davis ... assistant editor

Music Department 

Candie Carawan ... music consultant
Guy Carawan ... music consultant
Rena C. Kosersky ... music supervisor
Cynthia Meager Kuhn ... music rights coordinator
Bernice Johnson Reagon ... music arranger / music consultant / music producer / musician

Additional Crew 

Karen Bates Logan ... publicist
Renee Bovelle ... intern
Wiley Branton ... academic advisor
Clayborne Carson ... academic advisor
Elizabeth Carver ... research assistant
Clarisse Chavious ... intern
Sara Chazen ... production secretary
Steve Cohen ... materials
Raynard T. Davis ... telecourse coordinator
Marcy DeVeaux ... publicist
James A. DeVinney ... consultant
John Dittmer ... academic advisor
Johan Ericson ... intern
Sandra Forman ... legal / project director
Ellen Frey ... publicist
Tony Freyer ... academic advisor
Eliza Gagnon ... research assistant
Theresa Garofalo ... intern
David Garrow ... academic advisor
Paul Gaston ... academic advisor
Kevin P. Green ... film researcher
W. Michael Greene ... consultant
Judy Hampton ... president
Vincent Harding ... academic advisor
Robert Hayden ... materials
Lina Heil ... consultant
Darlene Clark Hine ... academic advisor
Lewanne Jones ... film researcher
Rosalind Jordan ... intern
Laurie Kahn ... senior researcher (as Laurie Kahn-Leavitt)
Toby Kleban Levine ... telecourse director
Robert Lavelle ... consultant
Steve Lawson ... academic advisor
Paula Lerner ... project accountant
Tomas R. Levy ... consultant
Genna Rae McNeil ... academic advisor
Cynthia Meager Kuhn ... archivist / rights coordinator
Peter Montgomery ... production assistant
Aldon Morris ... academic advisor
Daphne B. Noyes ... publicist
Karen Pirello ... administrative assistant
Kenn Rabin ... stock footage coordinator
Ismael Ramirez ... intern
Anne Rampino ... administrative assistant
Judy Richardson ... series researcher
Walter Rissmeyer ... consultant
Ruth Shupp ... intern
Lisa Silvera ... intern
Dawne Simon ... intern
Bennett Singer ... intern
Alfonzo Smith ... intern
Matthew Sucherman ... intern
David Thaxton ... film researcher
J. Mills Thornton ... academic advisor
Peter Vrooman ... intern
Meredith Woods ... research assistant
Howard Zinn ... academic advisor

Thanks 

Henry Louis Gates Jr. ... special thanks (as Henry Louis Gates)
Richard Gilder ... special thanks
Lewis E. Lehrman ... special thanks
Steve Messere ... special thanks
Tobias Simmerman ... special thanks

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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