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6) 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.
12) 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.
13) Long-armed Ludy and the first women's Olympics: based on the true story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
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Presents a picture book biography of Lucile "Ludy" Godbold who earned the chance to go to the 1922 Women's Olympics in France for the shot-put competition. However, she didn't have the money to travel there. Her college's staff and students all donated to send Godbold to France where she overcame all the odds to win for her family, friends, and country. Includes historical information and an author's note.
15) 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...
16) 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.
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