Sprinting to Fame Frame Color:Brown addressed the crowd and described

addressed the crowd and described that landmark Supreme Court decision as "a joyous daybreak to end the long night of enforced segregation

Despite mixed reviews

including these mesmerized youngsters

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sour-smelling air

Sprinting to Fame Frame Color:Brown addressed the crowd and describedJesse Owens and other sprinters take off in a 100 meter dash heat in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Owens (foreground) won the heat in 10. 3 seconds on Aug. 2, 1936. The next day he captured the gold medal. Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, making him one of the most famous track and field athletes in history. The remarkable feats of the Americans, particularly Owens (1913 1980), who was black, struck a propaganda blow against Nazi leader