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The Underside of Fame: Cleveland native Jesse Owens achieved Olympic glory in Berlin, but still couldn't outrun racism
In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of admiration, for not only what Jesse Owens did, but also when and how he did it. His was a golden story of the 1936 ...
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Owens pierced a myth
This is the guy who showed the master race they were the minor race. Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then on," says Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Murray on ESPN Classic's ...