The photograph depicts Jesse Owens in Cleveland on August 25, 1936, following his triumph at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jesse Owens (1913-1980) was an all-time-great track athlete, and the star of the ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens' performance one spring afternoon ... in Berlin's glittering Olympic Stadium and his autograph or picture was sought as he walked the streets. On Aug. 3, the 5 ...

They've even named a road after him in Berlin, outisde the stadium, the Jesse Owens Way. Credit Images: Getty - Jesse Owens pictures. Athletes' village - BBC personal credit ...

Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and athleticism rallied crowds across the globe. But when the four-time Olympic gold medalist returned home, he could not even ride in the ...

In the 1930s, Jesse Owens is a young man who is the first in his family to go to college. Going to Ohio State to train under its track and field coach, Larry Snyder, the young African American ...

Jesse Owens was an authentic American hero from then ... him in Berlin's glittering Olympic Stadium and his autograph or picture was sought as he walked the streets. On August 3, the 5-10, 165 ...