Teri Thomas

The Wise Channel celebrates African Americans who did amazing things! Jesse Owens was a track and field superstar who proved a big point while running for gold in the 1936 Olympics. Learn more about his story here.

Questions:

1. If you were a white Olympic athlete invited to the White House, would you go even though your black teammates were not invited?

2. Jesse won four gold medals but was still treated badly in America because of his race. What does that tell you?

3. Would you rather help out around the house or pick 100 pounds of cotton everyday?

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