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Owens, Jesse
- An African-American athlete of the twentieth century. He won four gold medals in track and field events at the Olympic Games of 1936, held in Germany when Adolf Hitler was leader. His victories were a source of pride to the United States and also — because Owens was black — a blow to the Nazi notions of a master race .
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He did compare notes with Robinson, Doby and others like Jesse Owens but sports in America in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Finally, I flagged it down around Avenue U. Jesse Owens could not have made that run.
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Hey, did you folks know that Jesse Owens could run really fast?!
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