Owens performing the long jump at the Olympics. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Jesse Owens with Ralph Metcalfe at track and field tryouts at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
African-American Jesse Owens on the podium after winning the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Today in Afro History ! Jesse Owens is named Secretary of The Illinois Athletic Commission in 1953 ! was last modified: January 6th, 2024 by Marc Alexander