Jesse Owens: An Iconic Hero

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There was many heroes in WW2 and one of the most iconic heroes is Jesse Owens. He provided hope, pride, strength, and courage to U.S. soldiers all across the world. He was an Olympiad that was African American and he competed in the Berlin Olympics of 1936. This was a very courageous act by Owens as the host of the games was Adolf Hitler. The dictator was literally at war to end racial discrepancy and to create a super race of Aryan men. Not only did Owens compete in the games, he was the first ever Olympian to win four gold medals in the same Olympics; 200 meter, 100 meter, 4x100, and long jump. He competed in these Olympics through some of the worst controversy through the Olympic Games. He was threatened not to come to the games and should

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