Jesse Owens: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

William J. Baker, Jesse Owens: An American Life (1986), is a biography.

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Article History

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Add new Web site: U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Poland - Jesse Owens: America’s Greatest Track and Field Athlete (PDF). Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Jesse Owens’ achievements at 1936 Olympics were ‘thumb in the eye’ to Adolf Hitler, says US athlete’s grandson. Oct 24, 2024
Add new Web site: ESPN - Sports Century - An American Hero. Sep 12, 2024
Anniversary information added. Sep 08, 2024
Corrected sentence near end for sense: “Four years he died from lung cancer” to read “Four years later he died from lung cancer.” Jun 24, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Anniversary information added. Mar 27, 2024
Made various revisions, including changing the death location from “Phoenix” to “Tucson.” Mar 22, 2024
Add new Web site: ESPN - Owens pierced a myth. Jan 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Historical - Jesse Owens. Oct 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Official Site of Jesse Owens. Jun 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Black History in America - Jesse Owens. Apr 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Case Western Reserve University - Encyclopedia of Cleveland History - Biography of Jesse Owens. Dec 05, 2022
Add new Web site: United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum - Jesse Owens. Jul 03, 2022
Corrected display issue. Dec 17, 2020
Top Questions updated. Aug 16, 2019
Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Jesse Owens Facts and Biography. May 01, 2019
Cross-references added. Oct 06, 2017
Media added. Jun 09, 2015
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Jesse Owens. Feb 11, 2015
Add new Web site: USA Track and Field - Biography of Jesse Owens. May 15, 2014
Add new Web site: Olympic.org - Biography of Jesse Owens. Jul 28, 2013
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Jesse Owens. Jul 19, 2013
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Jesse Owens. Jul 19, 2013
Added photograph of Owens receiving a gold medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Jan 26, 2010
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1976) and the Congressional Gold Medal (1990). Jan 26, 2010
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Jesse Owens. Apr 13, 2009
Article revised and updated. May 29, 2008
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Jesse Owens Foundation. Aug 17, 2006
Article revised. Dec 01, 2005
Article revised. Mar 12, 2004
Article revised. Nov 20, 2003
Article revised. May 04, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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