Jesse Owens
Track and field champion Jesse Owens is shown earning one of his four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, where he set an Olympic broad jump record of 26 feet, 5 1/2 inches, which remained unbroken for 24 years. (AP Photo)
Track and field champion Jesse Owens is shown earning one of his four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, where he set an Olympic broad jump record of 26 feet, 5 1/2 inches, which remained unbroken for 24 years. (AP Photo)