The prize is the documentary itself. It's available here. If you never downloaded anything in your life, this is the thing to download.
At 8pm on February 8th we will celebrate the struggle and triumph of the civil rights movement with screenings of Eyes on the Prize Part 1: Awakenings. Eyes on the Prize is the most renowned civil rights documentary of all time; for many people, it is how they first learned about the Civil Rights Movement (more about the film). But this film has not been available on video or television for the past 10 years simply because of expired copyright licenses. We cannot allow copyright red tape to keep this film from the public any longer. So today we are making digital versions of the film available for download. Join us in building a new mass audience for this film: organize or attend a screening in your city, town, school or home on February 8th.
I'm simply going to add to the chorus of right-minded people who agree that 'Eyes on the Prize' is worth taking. While I really wanted to reserve judgement and hear what Juan Williams had to say, I think that we're simply not going to hear from him. It's probably something he can't say, given his association with NPR. But I've made my decision.
I am hoping this will be a watershed event. I expect that it will be. And you know what else? Somebody is going to put together a deal and put this out on DVD anyway. In some ways it will be too late, but I think it points to the sad fact that there's not enough of the well-heeled part of the Old School hooked into the issue. I'm glad for the initiative of the Downhillers, but I think the right entity with the right money could have done this. There's no argument about the value of the material. None whatsoever.
So this is a ribbon I'll proudly wear, as I shuffle things around a little bit at Cobb.
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