When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted.
— Jesse Owens Modern

Olympic athlete, Berlin 1936

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Reflecting on post-Olympic treatment

Date / Period

1950

Category

Strange & Unusual

Source

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/owens-jesse-1913-1980/

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