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From the Office of Bill Wynn, Los Angeles-
May 1, 2012



TONIGHT

May 1, 2012
 
                           PBS AMERICAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTS
 
                                                          JESSE OWENS 
 
                                                 @ 8pm EST 
 
                The new documentary directed by Laurens Grant
 
                                  Help spread the word! Check your local listings! 
  
                                     
 
 
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Jesse Owens is directed, produced and written by the team behind the multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary Freedom Riders.   
 
Directed and Produced by Laurens Grant, and Produced and Written By Stanley Nelson, Jesse Owens examines the life and legacy of the African-American sprinter, a sharecropper's son, who  triumphed over adversity to win four gold medals in the face of Hitler's Aryan nation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
      
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Laurens Grant Press Box
 
 
Calls Jesse Owens "terrific" 
 
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 Listen to Director Laurens Grant on WNYC's Leonard Lopate show:
 
 
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Stay tuned for upcoming screenings! 
 
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Follow Laurens Grant on Facebook and Twitter: 
 
@LaurensGrant
  
@firelightmedia
 
@pbsamex
 
 

                                                                                                          
 


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