Jesse Owens was ... human being, Owens never rubbed it in. Just as sure as he knew fascism was evil, he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African-Americans.

The photograph depicts Jesse Owens in Cleveland on August 25 ... and his work with youth was a common thread throughout the rest of his life. After relocating to Chicago later in life, Owens directed ...

Baker wrote in his 1986 book “Jesse Owens: An American Life.” Owens also was angered ... Owens told International News Service in early 1937 as he prepared to take his jazz band on tour.

In 10.3 seconds Jesse Owens' life would change forever ... Fraser witnessed Owen's medal heroics in the stadium Even early in Owen's life he faced barriers. While a student athlete at Ohio ...

Never mind that Johnson actually married Cameron later that same year. In 1936, Olympian Jesse Owens won four gold medals in Berlin. Avery Brundage, the president of both the U.S. Olympic ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens ... human being, Owens never rubbed it in. Just as sure as he knew fascism was evil, he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African ...