Jesse Owens African American track and field athlete Jesse Owens runs the 200-meter sprint preliminaries at the 1936 Summer Olympics in world record time (BArch, Bild 183-H29458 / o. Ang.). African American track and field athlete Jesse Owens performing the long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 4, 1936 (BArch, Bild 183-R96374 / o. Ang.). Jesse Owens during the long jump medal presentation ceremony at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. On his left: Naoto Tajima (Japan); on his right: German athlete Luz Long (BArch, Bild 183-G00630 / o. Ang.). “Olympic Crisis,” cartoon published in the June 1936 issue of The Crisis (reproduced by permission of the NAACP). Slide 1 Slide 1 (current slide) Slide 2 Slide 2 (current slide) Slide 3 Slide 3 (current slide) Slide 4 Slide 4 (current slide)