Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is ... His attitude was that he had to protect his family. He needed to be a member of the SA because he could not achieve his dream of being a ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from ... expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton a day. In the early 1920s, his family moved to Cleveland. When a teacher asked his name, he answered ...

And not only did Owens comply with the request, but he co-starred with the son of his rival-friend in the beautiful documentary Jesse Owens returns to Berlin. The story will remain the moment when ...

In the 1930s, Jesse Owens is a young man who is the first in his family to go to college. Going to Ohio State to train under its track and field coach, Larry Snyder, the young African American ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... was expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton a day. At nine his family moved to Cleveland. When a teacher asked his name, he ...