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Olympic Gold 1936

How the Image of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth

by Michael Burgan
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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.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Captured History Sports

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780756565367

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780756565367
      • File size: 12149 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 1080
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      April 15, 2017
      Grades 5-8 The latest set in the Captured History Sports series features photos of African American athletes. Each book tells the story behind the picture on its cover, including relevant biographical information and historical perspective as well as commentary on the featured photo and photographer. Well placed to support the text, the many illustrations include action shots and scenes related to the political and social conditions discussed in many of these volumes. Olympic Gold 1936 describes the politically contentious Berlin Olympics, where Jesse Owens' athletic triumphs flew in the face of Hitler's propaganda. These books will certainly capture the attention of kids interested in sports, civil rights history, or photography.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.3
  • Lexile® Measure:1080
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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