Artifact
Cleveland Paper: Owens Leads 'Yankee Doodle Boys'
Jesse Owens's hometown newspaper notes that the "wing-footed young Clevelander" led "those Yankee Doodle boys" at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The Americans dominated track and field events; Owens won gold medals in the broad jump, 100-meter race, 200-meter race and 4x100-meter relay team.
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Artifact Date
August 4, 1936
Topic(s)
- Civil Rights
- War
- World History
