Jesse Owens

Sort By:
Page 4 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    Jesse Owens was a great American track racer, whose astonishing career set the stage for athletes everywhere, and made a stand for African- Americans. Often times people become famous because of money or heritage, but not Jesse, who was the tenth child of a sharecropper (Gentry). He was recognized solely for his hard work and incredible speed. Owens started breaking world records as an amature racer. Eventually he ended up where all amazing athletes do, the olympics (“JESSE OWENS”). The height of

    • 619 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Jesse Owens When people hear of Jesse Owens, their mind will instantly jump to his olympic medalist title. But there are many more things that have occurred in Owens’s life before he even ran in the olympics. He changed the way the world perceived the African American race. He was considered one of the first black role models. His life was not always positive as he also experienced a few negative events in his life as well. He was also a strong activist in the civil rights movement. Jesse Owens

    • 1854 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Synthesis Research Paper Jesse Owens set world records and won gold medals, but his influence reaches farther than his accomplishments. He was born in 1913 and persevered during the Great Depression, during which the United States suffered from poverty and racism. Jesse Owens was a national hero because he overcame childhood adversity, brought the United States together, and influenced the whole country in proving that all races should be recognized. To begin, Jesse Owens lived a childhood consisting

    • 1220 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Jesse Owens is a black man that not many middle school student know much about but he overcame several hardships to go above and beyond in his life. Jesse Owens is an Olympic Track and field star that won four gold medals and had many athletic achievements. Jesse overcame people being prejudiced and racist, by doing things like joining the civil rights movement. Jesse Owens was born in 1913, in Oakville, Alabama from there on he struggled many hardships throughout his life. When Jesse was a little

    • 1011 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Ruffin Jesse Owens This is all about Jesse Owens and how he became a very important person. Jesse Owens was born on September 12,1913.His parents names are Henry Cleveland Owens and his mother name is Mary emma fitzgerald. When he was a kid his family struggled with poor health as a child he had a dump his chest. Jesse’s mom then started to bleed out. It soon healed and the lump was gone. As a teen Jesse Owens teacher seen that he was a runner. His teacher then got Jesse Owens to run Jesse then beat

    • 287 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Decent Essays

    James Cleveland Owens was born on September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama. He was a son of a sharecropper and the grandson of slaves. He was a frail child and was often sick from his battles with chronic bronchial congestion and pneumonia. Still, he was expected to work, and at the young age of seven, he was picking up to 100 pounds of cotton a day to help his family put food on the table (Bio.com). At the age of 9, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he went to school and one of his teachers

    • 643 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Jesse Owens was the fastest man in the world. Heres a fun fact his real name isnt jesse its JC but it has so much alabama slang to it his teacher couldn’t pronounce it so she called him Jesse When he went to the olympics he went a proved hitlers “Aryan” theory to be false. Which inspires me because I know that not all theories are completely true.` He also went through some troubles with money. Which I resoect because he did so much without a lot of money. He had money troubles and wasn’t very bright

    • 856 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    Jesse Owens born James Cleveland Owens is a African-American Athlete. He was born on September 12,1913 in Oakville, Alabama. Jesse is a four time gold medalist in the Olympics, but he didn’t do in any ordinary Olympics, he did in Hitler’s Olympics. He won four gold medals in Hitler’s Olympics and he proved the Aryan Supremacy wrong. Jesse Owens’ participation in Hitler’s Olympics change the sports world a lot during Hitler’s rising. Jesse change the sports world by proving the Aryan Supremacy wrong

    • 1367 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Watch Me.. You Won’t The world record holder Jesse Owens digs his own starting blocks into the cinder track, Ready, Set, Go. Jesse sprints the 100 meters and gains one of four gold medals. Jesse Owens is one of the greatest track athletes that ever lived. He ran jumped and in his later career even won against horses. Many called him the fastest man alive. Although some may say Jesse Owens did not change America’s position on racism, he was an influential and controversial person because he made

    • 1128 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Sometimes special athletes can make a mark on the world. Jesse Owens was an African American track and field athlete who against all odds won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics. During difficult times, people can rise up and find the best within themselves to be successful. Jesse would overcome many obstacles including prejudice, sickness, and not having enough money. Jesse Owens was born into a poor black family on September 12, 1913 in Alabama. He was the eighth of nine children. His father

    • 772 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays