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1) Jesse Owens
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A biography of the noted black track star, whose record-breaking performances in college and in the 1936 Berlin Olympics assured him a place in sports history.
7) Jesse Owens
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Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority.
8) Jesse Owens
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A biography of the track and field star who won three gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympic Games.
10) Jesse Owens
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Describes the life of track-and-field athlete Jesse Owens, from his childhood in Alabama and his family's move to Cleveland to his athletic career which culminated in his winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
11) Jesse Owens
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Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand...
12) Jesse Owens
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A biography of one of America's greatest track and field athletes, the winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
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As a boy, Andrew Young learned a vital lesson from his parents when a local chapter of the Nazi party instigated racial unrest in their hometown of New Orleans in the 1930s. While Hitler's teachings promoted White supremacy, Andrew's father, told him that when dealing with the sickness of racism, Don't get mad, get smart. To drive home this idea, Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens...
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Jesse Owens' quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history launches him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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Recounts the story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany. Draws on previously unpublished interviews and insights from the Owens family to provide a scrutiny of the events surrounding the controversial games ranging from the denial of two Jewish sprinters to compete for the U.S. to the friendship that developed between German broad jumper Luz Long and Owens.
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