Going For The Gold By Jesse Owens

“Although I wasn’t invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn’t invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either.” - Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was an African American athlete that won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics at Berlin during the Nazi regime. The 1936 Olympics was quite controversial because of the Nazi’s and their policies for minority groups like the Jews. It was so controversial that the United states nearly pulled out of the international spectacle. Germany wanted to use the Olympics to showcase their country. But Jesse Owens took much of the attention away due to his athletic display. Even with his legendary performance in Berlin, it didn’t change much of his status in the US as a black man. In the

Frank Romero depicts the life of Los Angeles by including symbols such as automobiles, hearts, post stamp, blimp, horse, two men wrestling and an iron to his mural " Going to the Olympics" 1984. Each symbol represents Los Angeles, for example the automobiles represents how essential automobiles are to the citizens of LA. To strengthen this depiction Romero includes hearts above the automobile to represent the love LA has towards cars. The post stamp represents the communication within LA. The blimp represents a known object within LA. The horse and the two men wrestling represent Olympic games at that time period. Romero also includes homage to an Olympian by adding the iron.

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Though Marion Barry faced many obstacles, he was able to change the black community in several ways. Even though many people judged him for previous mishaps, he had many hopes and concerns for African Americans.

By that standard, he lived and few people—and no other athlete—this century has impacted more lives than Jackie Robinson. He was an exceptional athlete that was outraged at the injustice and quick to stand up for his rights. His natural instinct wasn't to turn the other cheek, but to face problems head on. His athleticism opened many doors for him. Being black did not stop Jackie Robinson from attaining his dreams.

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In Race, Jesse Owens had a conversation with the head of the NAACP where he was asked to not participate in the 1936 Olympics. Jesse Owens was put in a situation where he had to what he wanted to do and why, knowing that his decision would either be one that he would regret his whole life, or one that he would be standing alone for. Also, in the movie Race, when Jesse Owens was in Berlin for the Olympic games, him and Luz, his opponent, publicly demonstrate kindness towards each other in front of everyone at the Olympics. Jesse Owens was in a country where the locals hated him and stood up for himself by going to the Olympics, and had someone by his side to show them all that there’s no reason to hate people based off of appearance. Just like Jesse, many people have been in situations where they needed someone to stand up for or with them at some points in their life, and have or have not had someone to be there for

Dr. Dubois was awarded the first Spingarn Medal in 1920. This was awarded "to that Negro who achieved the highest in any human endeavor." He was an activist for global affairs, editor of the NAACP Crisis publication, and set up the meeting for the first Pan-African Congress. He was an individual of principle and conviction. The seeds he planted still nourish us today. (http://www.websn.com/Pride/Pride/w.htm)

One of the most influential events in American history occurred when Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This accomplishment and others that he would achieve in his life time, were inspiring given the historical context in which he rose to fame. Jesse Owens created a historic legacy not just because of his record finishes on the track, but also due to the challenging times in which he competed.

He could also acquire the same votes that Hilary was obtaining as well as still enlisting a certain sense of change since he was an African-American running for presidency. I feel that our society during this time up until even today was looking for change in a huge way, as we could see this was the choice for change.

people were against due to his race, but after his speech, he was accepted by the activists.

Jesse Owens was a great American track racer, whose astonishing career set the stage for athletes everywhere, and made a stand for African- Americans. Often times people become famous because of money or heritage, but not Jesse, who was the tenth child of a sharecropper (Gentry). He was recognized solely for his hard work and incredible speed. Owens started breaking world records as an amature racer. Eventually he ended up where all amazing athletes do, the olympics (“JESSE OWENS”).

Jesse Owens was the first American track and field athlete to win four gold medals at the Olympics. He broke many Olympic and world records in his gold medal events which included 400 meter relay, 200 meter dash, long jump, and 100 meter dash. To Adolf Hitler’s dismay, the audience loved Owens and was credited as “single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. " The outcome of the underlying problem (Hitler’s persecution of Jews) was not concluded until much later. The inhumane treatment of Jews continued throughout many years, and had worsened after the start of World War 2.

The world record holder Jesse Owens digs his own starting blocks into the cinder track, Ready, Set, Go. Jesse sprints the 100 meters and gains one of four gold medals. Jesse Owens is one of the greatest track athletes that ever lived. He ran jumped and in his later career even won against horses. Many called him the fastest man alive. Although some may say Jesse Owens did not change America’s position on racism, he was an influential and controversial person because he made the American Dream and did what no one expected.

Few athletes have transcended their sports to become a symbol of an era as did Jesse Owens. Enduring a childhood marked by grinding poverty in Alabama, Owens became a star athlete in high school after his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. His achievements earned Owens several lucrative offers to attend college as a track-and-field athlete, and he enrolled at Ohio State University in 1933. On May 25, 1935, Owens made national headlines for setting five world records and tying another record at the Big Ten Intercollegiate Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Although many historians consider Owens's performance that day the greatest achievement by any track-and-field athlete