Jesse Owens was ... human being, Owens never rubbed it in. Just as sure as he knew fascism was evil, he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African-Americans.

The photograph depicts Jesse Owens in Cleveland on August 25 ... and his work with youth was a common thread throughout the rest of his life. After relocating to Chicago later in life, Owens directed ...

He was fast, n his day the fastest in the world. A Cleveland man who could outrun the wind, or so it seemed. In this Olympic Games year, there is always a look back with a nod of respect, of ...

Jesse Owens was a track standout who attended Ohio State in 1933. He went on to become the first Black varsity team captain at a Big Ten college. Aga Khan, World Leader of Ismaili Muslims ...

Berlin's Olympic stadium is best remembered for African American Jesse Owens four golds in 1936, amidst Nazi propaganda promoting "Aryan racial superiority". They've even named a road after him in ...

In the 1930s, Jesse Owens is a young man who ... that suggests Olympic material. However, as Owens struggles both with the obligations of his life and the virulent racism against him, the question ...

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 ...

For most athletes, Jesse Owens ... human being, Owens never rubbed it in. Just as sure as he knew fascism was evil, he also knew his country had a ways to go too in improving life for African ...