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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Triumph The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics Author:Jeremy Schaap In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers looming, an African American son of sharecroppers set three world records and won an unprecedented four gold medals, single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic Games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performanc... more »e that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man.« less