Jesse Owens Research Paper
Taking a Stand at The 1936 Summer Olympics
How Jesse Owens Changed Our World Forever
Jacob Juneau Junior Division Research Paper
1500 Words
“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.” This is only one example of the rather ridiculous racism Jesse Owens faced in his life. Yet he fought through it and became the greatest olympic athlete the world has ever seen.
Background Information: Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. He was the youngest of ten children. …show more content…
Berlin won the bid to host the Olympics over Barcelona, Spain, although the vote for host city was held there. The actual vote count between all countries; Germany, Spain, Egypt, Hungary, Argentina, Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Brazil, and Italy, was 43 to Germany, 16 to Spain, and literally none to the rest of the countries. Germany did have 4 cities in the voting, but only Berlin got votes. Adolf Hitler thought the Olympics would be a great opportunity to promote his ideas about government and racial supremacy, but when other countries heard this, a boycott was threatened by those countries. Hitler then allowed athletes of different ethnicities and countries to participate in the games. But, Jewish athletes were barred from the olympics by a variety of methods and said athletes seemed to be side-lined in order not to offend the Nazi government. The Olympic Village, where athletes stay, is located at Elstal in Wustermark on the western edge of Berlin. Jesse Owens was actually allowed to stay here, despite the racist nature of Adolf Hitler. Later, after the olympics, these dormitories were repurposed as a hospital for use during the war. This site currently remains unknown in Germany, but is used for tournaments in effort to boost knowledge of the venues. There were twenty-two venues used in the Berlin Olympics. Such venues include Haus des Deutschen Sports used for fencing, BSV Field which was used for track sports, and …show more content…
Jesse broke through every racial barrier or stereotype ever set against him and did it well. Owens set Olympic and world records only to be broken over twenty years later. He was a sensation through college and was fairly young while competing at the Olympics at only twenty-three, and performed as if he had the knowledge of an older experienced athlete. I honestly do not see any question as to who should be known as the most remarkable Olympic athlete to live. It should be Jesse Owens. He was an african american athlete competing under the eye of a man who killed people of different believes, appearances, and for entertainment; and performed the best out of the rest of his competitors at the Olympic games. At the time, Jesse Owens was not recognized for his feats in the slightest, and would not be publicly recognized and congratulated by the U.S. government until after he passed away. After finding this out, I was shocked. I couldn’t believe the government would do something like that. Imagine being an amazing athlete, giving your fullest effort, all for your country and sport, to come home and be ignored until your
How Jesse Owens Changed Our World Forever
Jacob Juneau Junior Division Research Paper
1500 Words
“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.” This is only one example of the rather ridiculous racism Jesse Owens faced in his life. Yet he fought through it and became the greatest olympic athlete the world has ever seen.
Background Information: Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. He was the youngest of ten children. …show more content…
Berlin won the bid to host the Olympics over Barcelona, Spain, although the vote for host city was held there. The actual vote count between all countries; Germany, Spain, Egypt, Hungary, Argentina, Ireland, Finland, Switzerland, Brazil, and Italy, was 43 to Germany, 16 to Spain, and literally none to the rest of the countries. Germany did have 4 cities in the voting, but only Berlin got votes. Adolf Hitler thought the Olympics would be a great opportunity to promote his ideas about government and racial supremacy, but when other countries heard this, a boycott was threatened by those countries. Hitler then allowed athletes of different ethnicities and countries to participate in the games. But, Jewish athletes were barred from the olympics by a variety of methods and said athletes seemed to be side-lined in order not to offend the Nazi government. The Olympic Village, where athletes stay, is located at Elstal in Wustermark on the western edge of Berlin. Jesse Owens was actually allowed to stay here, despite the racist nature of Adolf Hitler. Later, after the olympics, these dormitories were repurposed as a hospital for use during the war. This site currently remains unknown in Germany, but is used for tournaments in effort to boost knowledge of the venues. There were twenty-two venues used in the Berlin Olympics. Such venues include Haus des Deutschen Sports used for fencing, BSV Field which was used for track sports, and …show more content…
Jesse broke through every racial barrier or stereotype ever set against him and did it well. Owens set Olympic and world records only to be broken over twenty years later. He was a sensation through college and was fairly young while competing at the Olympics at only twenty-three, and performed as if he had the knowledge of an older experienced athlete. I honestly do not see any question as to who should be known as the most remarkable Olympic athlete to live. It should be Jesse Owens. He was an african american athlete competing under the eye of a man who killed people of different believes, appearances, and for entertainment; and performed the best out of the rest of his competitors at the Olympic games. At the time, Jesse Owens was not recognized for his feats in the slightest, and would not be publicly recognized and congratulated by the U.S. government until after he passed away. After finding this out, I was shocked. I couldn’t believe the government would do something like that. Imagine being an amazing athlete, giving your fullest effort, all for your country and sport, to come home and be ignored until your