Book
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Jesse Owens
Edition
Simon Spotlight /paperback edition.
Publication Information
New York : Simon Spotlight, [2017]
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Audience
Ages: 5-7.
Summary
Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand against racism and made history. --Publisher
Notes
"Ready-to-Read."
Subjects
- Track and field athletes > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- African American track and field athletes > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Track and field athletes > United States > Biography.
- African American track and field athletes > Biography.
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980 > Juvenile literature.
- Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.