![Jesse Owens defeats his fellow American, and relay team mate Ralph Metcalfe at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 100 m dash, winning the gold by 1/10th of a second. The first Jesse Owens defeats his fellow American, and relay team mate Ralph Metcalfe at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 100 m dash, winning the gold by 1/10th of a second. The first](https://preview.redd.it/lxrpqfno6hf91.png?width=360&format=png&auto=webp&s=07e612de17231767ea40c670a34bb37170501159)
Jesse Owens defeats his fellow American, and relay team mate Ralph Metcalfe at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 100 m dash, winning the gold by 1/10th of a second. The first
![The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: African American Voices and "Jim Crow" America - Photos and Videos | Holocaust Encyclopedia The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: African American Voices and "Jim Crow" America - Photos and Videos | Holocaust Encyclopedia](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/6ae93435-672e-4ba1-88bf-114e8b15ff58.jpg)
The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: African American Voices and "Jim Crow" America - Photos and Videos | Holocaust Encyclopedia
![HISTORY on Twitter: "On #ThisDayinHistory 1936, American Jesse Owens wins gold in the 100m during the Berlin Summer Olympics. It was the first of four gold medals Owens won in Berlin, as HISTORY on Twitter: "On #ThisDayinHistory 1936, American Jesse Owens wins gold in the 100m during the Berlin Summer Olympics. It was the first of four gold medals Owens won in Berlin, as](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjsqL6xXsAEbrQq.jpg)
HISTORY on Twitter: "On #ThisDayinHistory 1936, American Jesse Owens wins gold in the 100m during the Berlin Summer Olympics. It was the first of four gold medals Owens won in Berlin, as
![Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Jesse Owens wins the 100-meter dash at Berlin Olympics in 1936 in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis](https://www.nydailynews.com/resizer/VldYMJWUP4gB07-fsmu4E0b1hdw=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc.s3.amazonaws.com/public/KUPYV3SIGXQHHU3XZI37W6XPJE.jpg)