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No_Lube_Insertion t1_j9qwy6z wrote

And then consequently being treated like shit by the president because of the color of his skin...

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JFJinCO t1_j9qy7sb wrote

Hitler did not like that guy...

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PieMastaSam t1_j9r55lg wrote

Damn, motherfuckers would put on a suit and tie for anything back in the day. People can't afford that nowadays unfortunately.

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blackwaterwednesday t1_j9rd1ih wrote

Replying to No_Lube_Insertion (#1,949,696)

It's horrible though he looks on top of the world. He stuck it to the man and was an inspiration to countless young men and women. Clearly proving to himself and others that he wasn't just good enough but one of the best.

I can't Imagine the strength it took mentally and physically but he persevered through it all and went down in history.

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Rj_eightonesix t1_j9riwoe wrote

" and now for my next impression, Jesse Owens!" *runs

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Important_Box5685 t1_j9rpfme wrote

America turned its back on Jessie. The man died poor. None of his success on the track gave him opportunities white former Olympians were given who accomplished far less. White supremacy in America denied Jessie off the track after using him on it vs Germany/Hitler. Rest in Paradise, Mr Owens. 💔😢😢

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djslock t1_j9s3s4e wrote

And then in America they treated him like crap again… 😔

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hillo538 t1_j9s4ogh wrote

Jesse owens had became something of a nazi sympathizer because of the big reaction in contemporary Germany to his athleticism: they changed a street name in his honor, and infamously hitler had gave him a wave.

Iirc during ww2 he publicly spoke against intervening against the nazis, and when he was an even older man iirc during an interview with a journalist he produced a picture of hitler that he carried with him in his wallet.

Kind of a sad thing to have happened, it’s not like America offered him any positive reinforcement during the most emotional and influential moments in his life, hitler straight took advantage of him :(

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scotozia t1_j9s7uso wrote

On his way to go be treated as a second class citizen by the country he just represented at the highest level of competition.

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Medcait t1_j9s8t86 wrote

Like “phew. Not in Germany anymore”.

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MarcusCaspius t1_j9scufk wrote

Nothing like an unexpected "underdog" beating the pants of an over confident misguided state sponsored group. 😉

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NomenNescio13 t1_j9skah2 wrote

Soooo let's take a break from the awful racist legacy here for just one second, cus is it me, or does he look a lot like Mikayla from GMM?

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CapriSonnet t1_j9susnd wrote

Incredible how he achieved so much with only one leg.

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ByronsLastStand t1_j9sw859 wrote

Now that's a good look! Definitely a man who, among other things, knew how to dress damn well

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shanksisevil t1_j9tdfkh wrote

Really should have been everything sharp and in focus, then just a movement blur of him

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RTwhyNot t1_j9tg7l4 wrote

But when he arrived in the US he was treated like shit.

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reebeaster t1_j9tj5g6 wrote

I read this book, The Book Thief, where a child really looked up to Jesse Owens in it. Incredible book too.

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ktxed t1_j9tsqdr wrote

now that's an OG

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Augenglubscher t1_j9tt5wu wrote

Replying to djslock (#1,955,854)

So bad in fact that in the White House, he had to use the food elevator rather than the one for humans. He later said he was treated better in Nazi Germany than in the US, I mean how tf do you treat anyone, let alone an Olympic champion, like that.

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Effective-Cod3635 t1_j9tun9h wrote

Jesse owens was he a massive dude? Gettin Bo Jackson vibes in this pic

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orangetwentythree t1_j9tz7t7 wrote

And it’s crazy how many SEC football teams didn’t have a black football player for another 35-40 years

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IslandLaborer t1_j9u2ex7 wrote

Replying to Augenglubscher (#1,964,950)

How do you think CNN and others would treat him these days? Successful outspoken republican black athlete still wouldn’t get much love from the same group of people as back then. I guess unless you believe in the switching of political parties and FDR was actually a republican or whatever nonsense they say.

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jfuite t1_j9ua35o wrote

Back in the day when men carried their sensible luggage.

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hillo538 t1_j9uqlx1 wrote

Replying to citizensbandradio (#1,961,914)

Care to fact check anything I said?

This picture makes me sad because it reminds me of how this guy was emotionally taken advantage of, and ignored by the American president and the leaders of western nations

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davida1225 t1_j9v2p73 wrote

And (US neo)Nazis still don't like blacks to this day.

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