American experience. Jesse Owens / a Firelight Films production for American experience in association with WDR ; a production of WGBH ; senior producer, Sharon Grimberg.

Despite Jesse Owens's 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.

Bibliographic Details

Uniform Title:	American experience (Television program). Jesse Owens.
Corporate Authors:	Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Firelight Films (Firm), Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
Other Authors:	Grimberg, Sharon (Producer)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English SDH subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : PBS, [2012], ©2012.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Owens, Jesse, > 1913-1980. Track and field athletes > United States > Biography. African American athletes > Biography. Racism > United States. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Biography. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Jesse Owens.
Format:	Video DVD