Jesse Owens — "Hitler didn't snub me – it was FDR who snubbed me. The president didn't even sen…"

Hitler didn't snub me – it was FDR who snubbed me. The president didn't even send me a telegram.
Jesse Owens — Jesse Owens Modern · Olympic athlete, Berlin 1936

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Interview, expressing disappointment with President Roosevelt's lack of recognition after the 1936 Olympics

Date: 1960s-1970s

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