Derek and his sister were raised by one Black parent and one white parent, which in many ways shaped not just the way they grew up, but also how Derek was perceived on the baseball field. ESPN’s The Captain documentary brings in both of his parents to discuss how race impacted their children — and themselves.
Series director and producer Randy Wilkins said including more about Derek’s upbringing was part of his vision for the documentary, telling USA Today Sports that details of Charles and Dorothy raising biracial children in the 1980s and ’90s Midwest was “important to include immediately in his origin story.”
The first episode of the seven-part documentary series features both of Derek’s parents discussing these details on-camera.
Source: https://www.distractify.com/p/derek-jeter-parents
