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Jesse Owens: The Man Who Outran Hitler

Friday, September 12th, 2008

On Sept. 12, 1913, Jesse Owens, the American black man who caused a sensation at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin by winning four gold medals, was born.

His incredible story of confronting racism and fascism through athletic acheivement is told in the book Jesse: The Man Who Outran Hitler.

He died March 31, 1980.