
Childhood in the South
Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Jimmy comes of age in the U.S. South during an era inflicted by segregation.
Born in 1924 in the rural town of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter comes of age during an era inflicted by de jure racial segregation. Despite having a father known for his reputation as a white supremacist, Jimmy seeks moral guidance from many of the Black sharecroppers who work on his father’s peanut farm.
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Childhood in the South
Clip: Season 2 Episode 4 | 2m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Born in 1924 in the rural town of Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter comes of age during an era inflicted by de jure racial segregation. Despite having a father known for his reputation as a white supremacist, Jimmy seeks moral guidance from many of the Black sharecroppers who work on his father’s peanut farm.
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