Jesse Owens
Oakville, AL-born track athlete whose four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics humiliated Hitler's racial-superiority narrative.
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Born 1913. The 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay golds in nine days set or matched world records. Owens received no White House invitation; FDR sent neither a phone call nor a telegram.
Location
Oakville, AL, USA
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