Sport: In 1936 Jesse Owens competed in his only Olympic Games…

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Did you know? In 1936 Jesse Owens competed in his only Olympic Games — Berlin, under Hitler. He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, 4×100m relay) — while German propaganda promoted "Aryan supremacy". Owens came home to a segregated US where he was not allowed in the same restaurants as white people.

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In 1936 Jesse Owens competed in his only Olympic Games — Berlin, under Hitler. He won 4 gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, 4×100m relay) — while German propaganda promoted "Aryan supremacy". Owens came home to a segregated US where he was not allowed in the same restaurants as white people.

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