Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then ... he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African-Americans. "When I came back to my native country, after ...

He was fast, n his day the fastest in the world. A Cleveland man who could outrun the wind, or so it seemed. In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of ...

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 ...

Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was an all-time-great track athlete ... After relocating to Chicago later in life, Owens directed the Chicago Boys’ Club, and was appointed to the Illinois State Athletic ...

In the 1930s, Jesse Owens is a young man who is the first in ... However, as Owens struggles both with the obligations of his life and the virulent racism against him, the question of whether ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African-Americans. "When I came back to my native country ...