Jesse Owens- Amazing Africans Project
Across
- 3. How many speeches did Jesse Owens make to take a stand against discrimination?
- 6. Why couldn't Jesse Owens, a strong, famous athlete get good work after the Olympics?
- 7. This gold medal track and field athlete won gold multiple times in the 1936 Olympics and still went on to face major discrimination but kept a good attitude and is now one of the major faces for civil rights
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- 1. What did Owens encourage in his speeches despite "race, class, or creed"?
- 2. What low-paying, remedial job did Owens take on after the Olympics, partially due to discrimination?
- 4. Why did Hitler criticize the US for letting Owens into the Olympics?
- 5. What German man discriminated against Owens and was infuriated he won gold in the olympics?