Jesse Owens Research Papers

Zerelda Cole was sixteen when she decided to marry a baptist minister named Robert James(“Jesse James Biography.Com” 4). He contributed to founding the William Jewell College in Liberty. The two soon moved to Clay County, Missouri from Kentucky to run a small farm(“Jesse James Biography.Com” 4). Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847(“Jesse James” 2). His older brother Alexander Franklin James was born on January 10, 1843. Jesse also had a sister named Susan born on November 25, 1849 and another half sister named Fannie Quantrill Samuel born on October 18, 1863(“Jesse James (1847 - 1882)” 1). The family had a 100 acre farm where they raised sheep and hemp(Carlynn Trout 3). Robert James left the family to join the Gold Rush but unfortunately died at the age of 26. Jesse was 3 at the time and never saw his father again(“Jesse James” 1). Zerelda remarried but quickly divorced Benjamin

This story takes you deep into the heart of Kearney, Missouri where we find the most well known bank and train robber, Jesse James. If I had one word to round up Jessie James it would be, a rebel. There was never a man I ever knew that was as outgoing and as much of a rebel and Jesse James. There was never one thing Jesse James would back down from. Jesse James was always best known as being part of the James Younger gang of outlaws. He walked around like he was ten feet tall and nothing would stop him from reaching something he set out to do in the first place. As a lot of people know Jesse James was born in Kearney Missouri on september 5 1847. Jesse lived with his brother Frank, father Robert james and Zerelda Cole James. Both the James brothers were educated and hailed from a prestigious family of farmers, where they were punished and raised right. It didn't take long for Jesse's family

“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

Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born January 31, 1919. He was born in Cairo, Georgia and was the youngest of five children. He had a grandfather that was a slave, Jackie’s dad was a sharecropper and Mallie, Jackie’s mother, was a maid. His dad ran away from the family when Jackie was only an infant.

In the collegiate world of sports, basketball has become an increasingly recognized sport among African Americans, predominantly males. The hope of any young basketball player is that one day a scout will come and recruit them into stardom The question that presents itself as a problem to the lucky few who are chosen to go professional, is whether or not an education is more important than a million dollar shoe deal, “The NCAA's (1998) annual six-year study reported that only 33% of Black male basketball players graduated, (Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999). Individually, basketball reported the lowest graduation rate in all divisions,” (Robinson, 2004:1). Basketball players have become so idolized in the eyes of young

Collegiate athletics is a multibillion dollar business. Competition across basketball, football, and other popular sports generate just as much money as they do excitement and entertainment to sports fans and the casual viewer. The driving force behind this behemoth are the athletes that don the uniform of the competing universities. These athletes, the most of which are black, dedicated time synonymous to working a full time job on top of being student in order to serve this money machine. What is so damning about this system then? The truth is that the student-athletes do not see a penny of the millions they earn for their schools. On top of that, they are stretched beyond reasonable means in order to serve their athletic program. In return, they are compensated with scholarships to attend the college. However, what might seem like a coveted opportunity is not what it seems.

There are many people in the world who have made an impact on America. Many people are known for their strength ,courage, and willingness to fight for their beliefs. That is what Jackie Robinson and Jesse Owens have in common; they fought for what they believed in. They broke color barriers, set records, and changed American history. Although they bear some minor similarities, the differences between Jackie and Jesse are clear.

     “ He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and the true American champion.'; Ronald Reagon. I don’t know if anyone could have summarized his life better. Jackie was a great influence to the American public. To over came diversity and succeed is a great accomplishment.

Jesse James was born September 5th, 1847 in Kearney, Missouri. He grew up on a Hemp farm and his parents owned a few slaves. This upbringing led to him serving in the confederate army alongside his brother Frank during the Civil war, as a Quantrill, or someone who raided towns for cash. Frank was old enough to serve previous terms, which also inspired Jesse to join a part of the army. When his work as a Quantrill was done, he spiraled into a criminal state, desperate not to be a farmer.

Jesse Woodson James, is considered to be one of the greatest Outlaws in American history. Born in Kearney, Missouri, on September 5, 1847, James was the son of Zerelda Cole James and Reverend Robert James, a Baptist minister. The James’s were prominent hemp farmers that owned six slaves. In 1842, before Jesse’s birth, the family moved from Kentucky, Zerelda’s home, to Missouri. During that time, James father assisted in founding the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri, and then traveled to California to preach in the gold mining camps but became sick and died not long after arriving. Zerelda and her children, Jesse, his older brother Frank, and younger sister Susan, were consequently thrown into financial distress. In 1852, Zerelda married an older, wealthy man and moved in with him. The children were made to live with another family as her

With his gang nearly annihilated James trusted only the ford brothers charley and Robert ford although charley had been out on raids with James. Robert was an eager new recruit for protection. Jesse asked the ford brothers to move in with them and his family. It was rumored that Jesse and his sister were in love by that time Robert ford had nearly conducted secret negotiations with Missouri governor Thomas t Crittenden planning to bring in the famous outlaw. (Wikipedia)

James Earl Carter Jr. was born October 1, 1924, in Georgia. Carter parents are Lillian Gordy Carter(mother) and James Earl Carter Sr.(father). Carters father was a hardworking peanut farmer, he had also owned a small plot of land as well as a store, and his mother was a nurse in 1920s. Where Jimmy Carter had lived, 4 years old, electricity was not common. Carter was a studios boy who wanted to avoid getting in trouble. At the age of ten, he started working with his father at the store. He had also loved to sit with his father and listen to things like baseball games and even politics, of course, it was a battery operated radio.

Orenthal James Simpson was born on July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California. He lived in a very low-income neighborhood outside of San Francisco. His parents were Eunice and James Lee Simpson. At two years old,

Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. Jesse’s father was a sharecropper which meant he was paid to farm other peoples’ land. Jesse had six siblings who picked cotton with him on a rich man’s farm in Alabama when they were young. At age nine the Owens family moved to Cleveland, Ohio. Jesse

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.