Inthesummerof1936,JesseOwensbecamefamousallovertheworld.Thatsummer,JesseOwens,ablackAmerican,joinedthebestathletesfrom50nationstocompeteintheOlympicsinBerlin,Germany.
TherewasaspecialinterestintheOlympicGamesthatyearbecauseAdolphHitlerwasthentheleaderofGermany.HeandhisNazipartybelievedthatwhitepeoplewerebetterthanotherraces,especiallythosewithdarkskin.TheywereallverysurprisedwhenOwenswonfourgoldmedalsandsetnewworldrecords.
Yearslater,JesseOwenswrotethathewasmostproudofshowingHitlerandtheworldhowgreatablackmancouldme.Througheverything,heneverlostconfidenceinhimself.Nordidheeverloseprideinhimself.Tothisday,JesseOwensisrememberedasanamazingmanwhofullyexpressedtheOlympicspirit.
1)Whyweresomanypeopleinterestedinthe1936OlympicGames?
2)Accordingtothepassage,whatdidtheNazipartybelieve?
3)WhatsurprisedHitlerandtheNazis?
4)WhatmadeJesseOwensmostproud?
5)WhyisJesseOwensrememberedasagreatman?