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James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. [3]Owens specialized in the sprints and the long jump and was recognized in his lifetime as "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history". [4]
In 1952 she became the first African-American woman to endorse an international product when she was signed as a spokesperson by the Coca-Cola Company [5] who featured her prominently on billboards alongside 1936 Olympic winner Jesse Owens. [4] In her hometown, Alice Avenue, and Coachman Elementary School were named in her honor. [10]
US champion Jesse (James Cleveland) Owens crosses the finish line of the 100m event, that he won, on August 05, 1936 during Olympic Games in Berlin. Grandson of a slave, Owens established six ...
A few little-known Black history facts spanning various topics that will inspire you to take your research beyond Black History Month. ... Important Figures. Carter Goodwin Woodson (1875-1950 ...
Race is a 2016 biographical sports drama film about African-American athlete Jesse Owens, who won a record-breaking four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. [11] Directed by Stephen Hopkins and written by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse, the film stars Stephan James as Owens, and co-stars Jason Sudeikis , Jeremy Irons , William Hurt ...
[1] [2] The film serves as a profile of Owens and includes experts weighing in on his accomplishments. [1] [3] Laurens Grant directed the film. [4] Stanley Nelson, who frequently collaborates with PBS wrote the film. [4] Andre Braugher narrates the film. [5] PBS both broadcast the film and released it on DVD on May 1, 2012. [5]
The History Channel has expanded its partnership with the SpringHill Company, the production company founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, by ordering three new documentary projects. The ...
James was born in Scarborough, a borough of Ontario that later became part of the City of Toronto.He graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute in 2011. The middle child of three boys, he is the younger brother of actor Shamier Anderson, who also plays Jesse Owens’ track rival Eulace Peacock in Race.