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{{Infobox person
|name=James Cleveland “Jesse” Owens
|image=Jesse Owens.jpg
|birth_date=September 12, 1913
|birth_place=Oakville, [[Alabama]]
|death_date=March 31, 1980
|death_place=[[Tucson]], [[Arizona]]
|party=[[Republican]]
|spouse=Minnie Ruth Solomon
|religion=[[Christian]]
}}
'''James Cleveland''' "'''Jesse'''" '''Owens''' (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an [[American]] [[track and field]] athlete and four-time [[Olympic]] gold medalist.
'''James Cleveland''' "'''Jesse'''" '''Owens''' (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an [[American]] [[track and field]] athlete and four-time [[Olympic]] gold medalist.
''"Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against [[tyranny]], [[poverty]] and racial bigotry. His personal triumphs as a world-class [[athlete]] and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others. His work with young athletes, as an unofficial ambassador overseas, and a spokesman for [[freedom]] are a rich legacy to his fellow Americans".'' President [[James Carter]]. [http://www.jesse-owens.org/about5.html]
''"Perhaps no athlete better symbolized the human struggle against [[tyranny]], [[poverty]] and racial bigotry. His personal triumphs as a world-class [[athlete]] and record holder were the prelude to a career devoted to helping others. His work with young athletes, as an unofficial ambassador overseas, and a spokesman for [[freedom]] are a rich legacy to his fellow Americans".'' President [[James Carter]]. [http://www.jesse-owens.org/about5.html]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Jeremy Schaap, ''Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics,'' (2007) 272 pp.
* Jeremy Schaap, ''Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics,'' (2007) 272 pp.
== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.jesse-owens.org/about1.html Who is Jesse Owens]
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