American Experience

Jesse Owens

Directed by Laurens Grant
TV-PG
S24 • E7    May 1, 2012    55m
7.5
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.

Where to Watch American Experience - S24 • E7

Cast of Jesse Owens

  • Andre BraugherNarrator (voice)
  • Jesse OwensSelf
  • Hilmar DresslerSelf
  • Jeremy SchaapSelf
  • Professor Margaret MacMillanSelf
  • Theodor MichaelSelf
  • William RhodenSelf
  • Harry EdwardsSelf
  • Volker KlugeSelf
  • Guy WaltersSelf
  • Rainer RotherSelf
  • Iris Cummings CritchellSelf
  • David WallechinskySelf
  • Louis ZamperiniSelf
  • William J. BakerSelf
  • Susan WareSelf
  • Rafael MedoffSelf
  • Marlene Owens RankinSelf
  • Beverly Owens PratherSelf
  • David Clay LargeSelf

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