The Black Olympian Who Ruined Hitler’s Plans

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Time Crunch History

Felicity Brassard and Ben Lusterio-Adler

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Time Crunch is a quick history podcast. Join Felicity, who knows a lot about history, and Ben, who doesn't, on a biweekly jaunt through time. We tell stories without getting bogged down in the details, and sometimes we toss a joke in there too.

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The Black Olympian Who Ruined Hitler’s Plans

Time Crunch History

30 minutes 32 seconds

4 years ago

The Black Olympian Who Ruined Hitler’s Plans

Today’s story is about Jesse Owens, an African American athlete who disrupted Hitler’s plans to use the 1936 Berlin Olympics to showcase Aryan superiority. Despite becoming the first global black star of the track and taking home four Olympic gold medals, Jesse Owens was still faced with the harsh reality of being black in America.