Jesse Owens Was Brave. So Were These 17 Other Black Olympians.
Owens was just one of 18 black athletes on the U.S. Olympic team
brave enough to attend the games in Nazi Germany.
(8 mins)
Here are the names of the 18 African-Americans Olympians in 1936.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/berlin-olympics-black-athletes_us_56bb6174e4b0c3c5504f9197
Owens was just one of 18 black athletes on the U.S. Olympic team
brave enough to attend the games in Nazi Germany.
(8 mins)
Here are the names of the 18 African-Americans Olympians in 1936.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/berlin-olympics-black-athletes_us_56bb6174e4b0c3c5504f9197