Olympic Gold 1936: How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth

Jesse Owens' gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a mighty propaganda blow against Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader had planned to use the German games as a showcase of supposed Aryan superiority. Instead there was American black athlete Owens on the podium being photographed by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. In addition, Owens would figure prominently in the groundbreaking film Olympia by Hitler's favorite director Leni Riefenstahl. Photo and film captured Owens' stunning success and revealed how wrong Hitler was in his beliefs.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 01/01/2017
ISBN: 9780756555320
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.90w x 0.20d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2017 pg. 45

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 187242 / Olympic Gold 1936: How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2