The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and ...

LOS ANGELES — Stephan James is the first to acknowledge that he didn’t know much about track and field legend Jesse Owens. The 22-year-old had to, he said, scratch his head to remember when he first ...

U.S. track star Jesse Owens made history at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 75 years ago, when he destroyed the Nazi myth of Aryan supremacy. He brought... Jesse Owens' Legacy, And Hitler's Oak Trees U.S.

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The very act of participating in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin as a Black American was controversial, risky — and heroic. Owens emerged from the Games with four gold medals and as one of the greatest ...