commitment to social justice with later productions, including his 1987 magnum opus Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years (1954–1965). He followed this with a series of pieces, including Eyes on the Prize II: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–mid 1980s; The Great Depression (1993); Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994); America's War on Poverty (1995); Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America (1997); I'll Make Me a World: A Century of African-American Arts (1999); Hopes on the Horizon: Africa in the 1990s (2001); This Far by Faith: African American Spiritual Journeys (2003). He returned to WashU in 1989 to deliver the commencement speech. Health issues and death Hampton had contracted polio as a child. In his later years, he had lung cancer, the treatment for which led to myelodysplastic syndrome. He died at Brigham and Women's Hospital on November 22, 1998. Legacy Hampton's film archive is held by the Washington University Film & Media Archive in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to Hampton's films, the collection contains all of the elements that went into the production process such as interviews, stock footage, photographs, research, producer notes, scripts, and Hampton's personal papers. Honorary degrees He was the recipient of over 10 honorary degrees including an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from his alma mater (1989); St. Louis University (1988); Doctor of Arts, Northeastern University (1988); Suffolk University (1988); Bridgewater State College (1989); Brandeis University (1993); Boston College (1993); Emerson College (1995); Lincoln University (1996) and Tufts University (1996). Awards Hampton and Blackside won many major awards in television broadcasting. They were recognized by organizations in the fields of journalism, history, and the arts. 7 Emmy Awards One Academy Award nomination George Foster Peabody Awards (multiple) Ralph Lowell Award For Outstanding Contribution to Public Television(1993) The first Harold C. Fleming Award for "a lifetime of service in the field of political participation and community education against hatred in politics." (1994). The 1st Annual Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities (1995) International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award Erik Barnouw Award, Organization of American Historians John Stoneman Rena Award, Outstanding contributions to the motion picture industry The DuPont Columbia Award, Excellence in Broadcast Journalism (multiple) Edward R. Murrow Brotherhood Award Who's Who in America: Fifty-second Edition African-American Achievement Award, City of Boston, For Excellence in the Arts PBS Salute, Prism Award: Lifetime of Achievement award Filmography America's War on Poverty (5-part