African American Vintage Photos | Historical Images http://blackhistoryalbum.com Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:36:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Jesse Owens, Berlin Olympics | 1936 http://blackhistoryalbum.com/jesse-owens-berlin-olympics-1936/ http://blackhistoryalbum.com/jesse-owens-berlin-olympics-1936/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:55:57 +0000 james http://blackhistoryalbum.com/?p=2063 James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens (1913 – 1980) was an African American track and field  athlete that participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 metres, the 200 metres, the long jump, and as part of the 4×100 meter relay team.

Jesse Owens, Berlin Olympics, 1936

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