Forbidden Universe
Pure Fun & Entertainment => Sports Universe => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on September 29, 2016, 11:07:10 AM
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1936 Olympians receive overdue recognition at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolf Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and America's 17 other black Olympians found a less-than-welcoming reception from their own government, as well....
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