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Eyes on the Prize traces the movement from the landmark Brown v . the Board of Education case in 1954 to the march on Selma and the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. This is a companion volume to the first part of the acclaimed PBS series.
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Projektarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Pädagogik - Medienpädagogik, Note: 1,0, Universität Potsdam, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Zu Beginn muss ich anmerken, dass ich gegenüber dem Projekt "Virtuelle Welten" eine positive Einstellung hatte, da ich schon beim Projekt zu dem Thema "Religionslosigkeit und Atheismus" im Sommersemester 2009 teilgenommen habe. Begeistert war ich von den wöchentlichen Projektvorstellungen und den Ergebnissen der einzelnen Gruppen. Mit dieser positiven inneren Einstellung habe ich mich für das Projekt "Virtuelle Welten" angemeldet. Was mich jedoch innerlich belastet hat ist, dass ich vermutlich nicht viele bekannte Kommilitonen in dem Projekt treffen würde, da ich schon im höheren Semester in dem Fach L-E-R bin und viele die ich kannte das Modul integrativer Projektbereich schon abgeschlossen haben. Ich hatte Bedenken, dass ich Schwierigkeiten beim Gruppenfindungsprozess haben könnte und dass ich mich mit den einzelnen Gruppenmitgliedern nicht verstehen könnte. Diese Unsicherheit habe ich entwickelt, da ich beim Projekt "Religionslosigkeit und Atheismus" mitbekommen habe, dass aufgrund der Schwierigkeiten in der Gruppe, das Projektergebnis stark unter persönlichen Konflikten der einzelnen Gruppenmitglieder gelitten hat. Als ich anfing mich mit dem Thema vor der ersten Doppelstunde auseinanderzusetzen habe ich festgestellt, dass ich mit dem Thema nicht viel anfangen konnte. Weder unter dem Begriff "virtuell" noch unter dem Begriff "Welten" konnte ich einen Zusammenhang für mich erkennen und herstellen. Des Weiteren konnte ich keinen inhaltlichen Bezug zu anderen Seminaren und Vorlesungen während meines L-E-R Studiums entdecken. Ich hatte dadurch viele offene Fragen. .................
Reviews (6)
School Library Journal Review
YAEyes On the Prize is an outstanding contribution to the memory of the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement. Williams brings the events of the nonviolent civil rights years to life with photographs and lucid text, as well as brief asides interspersed throughout to provide participants' perspectives. Written in conjunction with the production team of the PBS-TV series of the same name, the book uses still photography, which provides different insights than the film footage of the same events shown on television. While the two could be used together, the book stands solidly alone as one of the best available summaries of the period. Dorcas Hand, Episcopal High School, Bellaire (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Assisted by the production team for the PBS-TV series on which this book is based, Washington Post national correspondent Williams recounts in detail the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. PW noted that he ``singles out the stories of the little-known activists.'' (February) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus Review
An account of a crucial decade in the Civil Rights movement in the US. This is a companion piece to an upcoming TV series, has numerous photographs, and covers the main aspects of the struggle beginning with the Brown decision. The writing is clear and direct, and the story is a moving one that has faded a bit from the public consciousness. The heroism, sacrifice and love, Little Rock, Selma and the Freedom Riders are all here. The stories of Orval Faubus vs. President Eisenhower, the Emmett Till murder, the first sit-ins are just part of the panorama of passionately concerned people organizing themselves to assert their fundamental humanity. Their fight against intolerance and oppression is thoroughly documented in a way that anyone, even the young, can understand. An epilogue--""Where Have They Gone?""--tells us what some of the players in this drama are doing now. Some are dead, but others, most notably Justice Thurgood Marshall, have reached positions of honor and power. For a compact, intelligent outline of the issues and the participants, a good introduction for the general reader. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
A powerful, illustrated, historical account combines objective analysis with a heartfelt remembrance of the civil-rights movement and its activists. (N 15 86 Upfront)
Choice Review
A January 1988 feature article on ``Eyes on the Prize'' reviews this title.
Library Journal Review
This companion volume to the PBS TV series of the same name is an excellent, highly readable account of black America's struggle for social and political equality, covering the civil rights battle from the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 to the Selma protest marches and Voting Rights Act of 1965. Williams focuses upon specific key events, providing a narrative overview of each, interspersed with photographs and excerpts from interviews and writings of the participants. He gives a vivid portrait of the courage of individual blacks and the violence they had to endure in their struggle for desegregation and the right to vote in the South. The events themselves provide the drama. Recommended for academic and public libraries. BOMC alternate. Louis Vyhnanek, Washington State Univ. Lib., Pullman (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.