Jesse+Owens

""Who is Jesse Owens." __The Jesse Owens Foundation__ 1999-2000 1-5. 26 Jan 2009 . Who is Jesse Owens." __The Jesse Owens Foundation__ 1999-2000 1-5. 26 Jan 2009 .

Son of a sharecropper - R.C Grandson of a former slave - R.C 4 gold medals in 1936 summer olympics in berlin germany - R.C Was discredited by Adolph hitler - R.C Born in 1913 in alabama - R.C Moved to cleveland ohio when he was 9 - R.C Set junior high school world records in high jump,broad jump - R.C Won 3 state track meets in a row - R.C Set highschool world record by running 100 meter dash in 9.4 sec - R.C Choose to go to ohio state - R.C Ohio state had no track scholarship to give out at the time - R.C Was a night elevator operater and also a waiter to support him and his young wife - R.C Even though people beat his records he is one of the most memorable olympic athletic - R.C He proved that he was a dreamer and he could make dreams from other people come true - R.C Awarded highest civilian honor(Medal of Freedom) - R.C President Ford gave him the medal in 1976 - R.C February 1979 president carter awared him the (Living legend award) - R.C 1990 president bush gave jesse owens the Congressional gold medal. It was given to his window - R.C Worked with young athlete as a unoffical ambassador overseas - R.C Died March 31 1980 - R.C Had to ride freight elevator to his own reception - R.C Was a pack to pack day smoker- R.C Died of lung cancer - R.C

"Jesse Owens Biography (1913 - 1980)." 1994-2008 29 Jan 2009 .

Hitler refused to shake hands with owens because he was black - R.C His 4 gold medals was a blow to hitlers intentions to use the olympics to show aryan superiority - R.C 2nd day of the olympics owens won the 100meter final hitler decided not to congratulate any athletes publicly - R.C Owens was adored by the german people - R.C Made Goodwill visits to east asia and india for the department of state - R.C Was a secretary of the Illinois state athletic commission - R.C Worked in public relations - R.C Went to cleveland ohio highschool - R.C 1 gold medal in 100m (10.3 sec) - R.C 1 gold medal in 200m (20.7 sec) - R.C 1 gold medal in long jump (26.4 feet) - R.C 1 gold medal in 4x100m (39.8 sec) - R.C Became friends with german long jumper Carl Ludwig - R.C waved at hitler - R.C was critized by black for not support the black power salute - R.C had no advertisements - R.C

Schwartz, Larry. "Owens pierced a myth." 30 Jan 2009 .

1935 broke 3 world records and tied a other record in just 45 min - R.C Crushed Hitlers myth of Aryan Supremacy - R.C Never rubbed the medals in - R.C Couldn't ride in front of bus - R.C Used the back door - R.C Could not live where he wanted to live - R.C Was not invited to shake hands with hitler - R.C Believed it was his job to make things better - R.C Was expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton at age 7 - R.C Nazis looked at African Americans as inferior and did not like that the US relayed on "black auxiliaries" - R.C German Offical complained that the U.S were letting non humans compete - R.C German people cheered him on at olympics - R.C When jesse broke long jump record long jumper Carl ludwig was the first to congradulate him - R.C Jesse never saw carl again because he was killed in WW2 - R.C Did not get any endorsements - R.C Made money by running against horses and dogs - R.C People did not like the idea of the olympic champion running against dogs and horses for money - R.C In the 50s he achieved financial security and was a public speaker - R.C Street named after him in berlin - R.C Did not care about politics - R.C Tried to convince President Carter not to boycot about the moscow olympics - R.C Was the first african american to be sponsored - R.C

"Jesse Owens." 30 Jan 2009 .

was very sick as a child - R.C felt college was only a dream for african americans - R.C experienced racism while at ohio state - R.C Worked 3 jobs to pay for tution - R.C People in berlin chanted his name - R.C went to olympics as a senior in college - R.C returned to america as a hero - R.C was not able to finsh school because of money - R.C german athletics embraced owens - R.C was honored in ticker tape parade in ny - R.C

U-S History, "Jesse Owens." 2 Feb 2009 .

Forced to stay in black only motels when team traveled - R.C Had to use stairs - R.C Ate at black only resturants - R.C was able to stay in white hotels after olympics - R.C Was not endorsed because he was black - R.C Was hired as a (runner-for-hire) - R.C Raced against things for money - R.C became ethic role for united states - R.C

"Jesse Ownes - His Life and Story." 3 Feb 2009 .

could only go to black only campus events - R.C was denied a scholorship because he was black - R.C broke records with a injured back - R.C became envolved with speaking engagements - R.C manage a pr firm - R.C spoke for olympic committees - R.C had to work for his family - R.C discrimination was still a big factor while he was in school - R.C

Robin Campbell February 5, 2009 Jesse Owens changed the way we live today in American by winning 4 gold medals as an African American in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Jesse Owens was born in September 12, 1913 in Alabama. He was a son of a sharecropper and a grandson of a former slave. As a child he was always sick. He was expected to pick 100 pounds of cotton at the age of 7. At age 9 he and its parents move to Glenville Ohio. Jesse Owens got his name when a teacher mistook the initial J.C as Jesse. In middle school is where he started his track career. He met a coach named Charles Riley. Right away Charles Riley saw talent in him and got him into running track. Owens went to high school in Ohio. In high school he broke the 100yd (91m) junior high school world record of a time of 9.4sec. He also has the record of the high jump (6ft), broad jump also known as long jump (22ft 11 3/4inch) and the 220 yard dash (20.7sec). He had dozen of colleges looking at him but none had scholarships because he was black. Before this he felt that college was only a dream for African American’s. He chooses to go to college at Ohio State University. He decided to go there even though they had no scholarship to give at the time because he was black. While he was at Ohio State racism was still a big deal in american. He had to sit in the back of the bus, eat at black resturants, had to sleep in black only hotels and lived off campus. That did not get to him. He won eight individual NCAA championships and broke 3 world records and tied a other in a span of 45min.

Jesse Owens went to the Berlin Summer Olympics in 1936 as a Junior in college. Adolf Hitler tried to use the games to show aryan supremacy and how the white race is so much better than all the other. Nazis looked at African Americans as inferior and did not like the US using that as "black auxiliaries". Owens won a gold medal in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump, 4x100m. People cheered and yelled his name. This was a big thing because you would never think people in hitlers germany would ever cheer a african americans name. Hitler only shook hands with german victors and did not shake hands with owens. Jesse Owens showed the world that it does matter about where you come from or your skin color that you can do anything in this world. Jesse owens a son of a sharecropper and a grandsome of a former slave went to Hitler's Germany and won 4 gold medals there. Showing Hitler and the world that the black race is not inferior.