Jesse Owens a biography
Tells the life story of Olympic track-and-field champion Jesse Owens, covering his childhood in rural Alabama and Ohio, experiences and achievements at the 1936 Olympics, business ventures and government service, and views on race issues.
| Main Author: | Edmondson, Jacqueline, 1967- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Westport, CT :
Greenwood Press,
2007.
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| Series: |
Greenwood biographies.
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Table of Contents:
- Strength and courage in rural Alabama
- The Owens family moves to Ohio
- The Buckeye bullet
- The 1936 Olympics
- Tenuous circumstances
- Civil unrest and the Black Freedom Movement
- Final glory.