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After my grandfather hugged Jesse Owens, the Nazis told him: ‘Never embrace a black man again’
Jesse Owens’ place among the icons of sport is indelible. The figure far less known is the Leipzig-born long jumper whom he befriended under the Fuhrer’s gaze: Luz Long. The impeccably ...
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Jesse Owens Clinic set to reopen in April, honoring the Olympic medalist who broke barriers
PHOENIX — Jesse Owens was a record-breaking athlete who gained international fame, breaking barriers in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. But for Gina Hemphill-Strachan, the Medal of Freedom ...