Jesse Owens — "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I cou…"

When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus. I had to go to the back door. I couldn't live where I wanted. I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, but I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President, either.
Jesse Owens — Jesse Owens Modern · Olympic athlete, Berlin 1936

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Interview, highlighting the irony of his reception in the US versus Germany

Date: 1960s-1970s

Political

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