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The story of "racism" between the Berlin Olympics and the black American athlete Jesse Owens may be a typical example.
"The much-anticipated men's 100-meter final begins. Up. A black athlete, like a sharp arrow from the string, first reached the finish line. The loudspeaker announced that the American athlete Jesse Owens broke the world record in 100 meters. What shocked Hitler in particular was that the black man won three individual gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and long jump, and was the first athlete of the American team to win the men's 400m relay, plus another gold medal. Hitler couldn't control himself like an electric shock. It was not the Aryans who won the four gold medals, but the Negros (a derogatory term for blacks)! When the president of the Olympic Games asked Hitler to receive several champions, he contemptuously refused. The president of the Olympic Games had to remind Hitler that, as the host, he should shake hands and congratulate all the gold medal winners, or not shake hands at all. Hitler sneered at the request of the Olympic chairman and immediately withdrew. At that time, British and American newspapers prominently reported this incident with the headline: "The myth of Aryan supremacy goes bankrupt" and "Owens mocked Hitler".
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However, for those reports about Hitler's refusal to shake hands with the athletes, Owens recalled afterwards:
"When I passed the rostrum, he got up and waved to me, and I waved to him. I think those writers were reporting on the Germans at the time. When I got sick.”
He also said:
“Hitler did not neglect me. The person who did not respect me was Mr. Roosevelt. The president did not even send me a telegram to congratulate me.”
Jesse Irwin Sis was never invited to the White House as a guest, nor did he receive any honors from the two presidents during the tenure of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. It was not until 1955 that President Eisenhower commended Owens for his sports achievements and praised him as a "sports ambassador."
Although Germany was shrouded in the clouds of Nazis and racism at the time, Owens still won the applause of 110,000 spectators at the Berlin Olympic Stadium, and when people met him on the streets of Berlin, they also asked him for autographs.
It is worth mentioning that while in college, although Owens made great achievements in sports, like other African American athletes, he could not live in a college dormitory in the American environment at the time. Even when representing the school to play in other places, he can only order takeaway food or eat in restaurants "only open to blacks". Similarly, he can only live in a hotel "only open to blacks". Since he has never received any scholarships in school, he still has to work and study to maintain his study and life.
In the 1930s, Owens was perhaps one of the luckiest African Americans. Even so, he was still annoyed by the many unfair treatment he received. I believe that from Owens's perspective, whether the United States or the Nazis is more racist, he has a big idea in his mind.
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