Jesse Owens (born ), known as Jesse Owens, is a american sprinter. Born in Oakville, Alabama, USA, Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's ideology of Aryan supremacy and becoming a civil rights icon.
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References
- "Jesse Owens." Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens