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1,918 words, approx. 6 pages
 James Cleveland Owens ( 12 September 1913 - 31 March 1980 ) African-American athlete and civic leader; winner of 4 Gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany; he used the name Jesse beginning in childhood, when he gave his name as "J.C.... 
| Name: |
Jesse Owens | | Birth Date: |
September 12, 1913 | | Death Date: |
March 31, 1980 | | Place of Birth: |
Oakville, Alabama, United States | | Place of Death: |
Tucson, Arizona, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
track star, Olympic athlete |
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 Biography of Jesse Owens
936 words, approx. 3 pages
American track star Jesse Owens (1913-1980) became the hero of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, as his series of victories scored a moral victory for black athletes. James Cleveland Owens was born in Oakville, Alabama, on Sept. 12, 1913, the son of a...
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 Owens, Jesse (1913-1980) Summary
580 words, approx. 2 pagesJ.C. "Jesse" Owens is best remembered for his participation in the Berlin Olympics of 1936, where as part of the United States athletics team he won four gold medals in the track and field events. As a black athlete, Owens' success... summary from source:
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2,385 words, approx. 8 pages
James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980, aged 66) was an African American track and field athlete. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold...
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 Ebony Great Olympic moments. (Jesse Owens)
10/01/1991: 301 words, approx. 1 pages IN what has been hailed as the greatest Olympic moment of all times, a 22-year-old ohio State sophomore by the name of Jesse Owens took on the vaunted athletes of Adolf Hitler's racist Germany and demolished them, one by one, in four major track... summary from source:
The Washington Post Kingdom Wins Jesse Owens Award
12/02/1989: 397 words, approx. 1 pages Roger Kingdom, the world's best high-hurdler, was named the top track and field athlete in the United States last night when he was given the 1989 Jesse Owens Award. Kingdom, 27, received 2,367 points in balloting by 514 members of The Athletics Congress,... summary from source:
 AP News Black aviators to be honored by Congress
3/29/2007: 553 words, approx. 2 pagesSix decades after completing their World War II mission and coming home to a country that discriminated against them because they were black, the Tuskegee Airmen are getting high honors from Congress.That gratitude will be expressed Thursday when the legendary black aviators will receive a... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - Aug. 9
8/9/2007: 591 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Thursday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2007. There are 144 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, the United States exploded a nuclear device over Nagasaki, killing an estimated...
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