American Experience Jesse Owens (Season 24, Episode 7)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

Jesse Owens (Season 24, Episode 7)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

On April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was barely able to control his anger in the face of Nazi racism. But instead of letting himself be distracted, the young athlete ...See moreOn April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was barely able to control his anger in the face of Nazi racism. But instead of letting himself be distracted, the young athlete channeled his raw emotions into one of the most remarkable achievements in athletic history: four gold medals in two days. Written by Anonymous See less

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
William J. Baker Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Andre Braugher Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Iris Cummings Critchell Self - 1936 U.S. Olympic Team Self - 1936 U.S. Olympic Team See fewer	Documented America: Spirit of Iris (2015)
Hilmar Dressler Self - Spectator Self - Spectator See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Harry Edwards Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist See fewer	High Flying Bird (2019)
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Volker Kluge Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
David Clay Large Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Legendary Sin Cities (2005)
Margaret MacMillan Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix (2009)
Rafael Medoff Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Theodor Michael Self - Spectator Self - Spectator See fewer	Von Mäusen und Menschen (1968)
Jesse Owens Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings of the Olympics (1948)
Marlene Owens Rankin Self - Daughter Self - Daughter See fewer	American Experience (1987)
William C. Rhoden Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995)
Rainer Rother Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	CinéKino (2016)
Jeremy Schaap Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	E:60 (2007)
Louis Stokes Self - Cleveland Resident Self - Cleveland Resident See fewer	American Experience (1987)
David Wallechinsky Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977)
Guy Walters Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	World War Weird (2017)
Susan Ware Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
Louis Zamperini Self - 1936 U.S. Olympic Team Self - 1936 U.S. Olympic Team See fewer	Unbroken (I) (2014)