American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 7 — Jesse Owens

Name: Episode 7 — Jesse Owens
Released: 2012-05-01
Duration: 55 min

Season 24 • American Experience

Released: 2012-05-01 • Documentary

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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.

Episodes

Episode 1
Billy the Kid
2012-01-10

Episode 2
Custer's Last Stand
2012-01-17

Episode 3
Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1)
2012-02-20

Episode 4
Clinton: The Survivor (2)
2012-02-21

Episode 5
The Amish
2012-02-28

Episode 6
Grand Coulee Dam
2012-04-03

Episode 7
Jesse Owens
2012-05-01

Episode 8
Death and the Civil War
2012-09-18

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Episode air date	01.05.2012
Episode runtime	55 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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