American Experience · SEASON 24

Jesse Owens

Episode 7 · 2012-05-01

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Episode overview

Despite Jesse Owens' remarkable victories in the face of Nazi racism at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the athlete struggled to find a place for himself in a United States that was still wrestling to overcome its own deeply entrenched bias.

55 minutes

Season 24 episodes

1. Billy the Kid2012-01-10 2. Custer's Last Stand2012-01-17 3. Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1)2012-02-20 4. Clinton: The Survivor (2)2012-02-21 5. The Amish2012-02-28 6. Grand Coulee Dam2012-04-03 7. Jesse Owens2012-05-01 8. Death and the Civil War2012-09-18