American Experience - Season 24 - Eps 7: Jesse Owens
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.
About American Experience
Title: American Experience
First Air Date: 1988-10-04
Last Air Date: 2025-10-28
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 39
Total Episodes: 399
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
