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Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand against racism and made history.
A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a short article filled with interesting facts about the Olympics. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating!
- Laurie Calkhoven - Author
- Elizabet Vukovic - Illustrator
Kindle Book
- Release date: January 17, 2017
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781481480970
- File size: 6 KB
- Release date: January 17, 2017
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
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Languages
English
Levels
ATOS Level:4.9
Lexile® Measure:880
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3-5