TED Talks
David Epstein: Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?
When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to...
Wonderscape
Olympic Controversies and Tragedies
Olympic Controversies and Tragedies The Olympics From Antiquity to Paris 2024 part 3
Curated Video
I Am Black History from A to Z by Keisha Jenkins
I Am Black History from A-Z is a poetic journey through the alphabet teaching children about heroes in the African American community that fought for justice and equality, and accomplished great things despite the world against them.
Curated Video
Lorraine Hansberry
The first African-American woman to have a play staged on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry was a writer who broke down racial and gender barriers.
Red Rock Films
What was Loving vs Virginia?
How the courage and convictions of two people in love changed marriage laws and greatly advanced the cause for civil rights.
Red Rock Films
Who was Jesse Owens?
How a fast kid from a tough neighborhood single-handedly crushed Hitler's myth of white supremacy.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Scenes from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Title card: "America's Olympic Finals" / Olympic emblem / 1936 Summer Olympics / track and field events / Jesse Owens winning several events / other American track and field winners / women's swimming / crowd watching event / women's...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Jesse Owens at 1936 Olympics
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "place commercial here" / WS full stadium / Olympic flags / Jesse Owens' long jump / Owens and others run / Owens wins / CU Owens / Sportfolio end sequence
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Drake Relays 1935 and 1936
Title card: "Olympic Speed" superimposed over track and field meet / LS runners lined up for 120 high hurdles / starting shot sounds / winner Dan Caldemeyer of Indiana / WS crowd in stands / 1000 yard run / Glenn Cunningham of North...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1935 Big Ten track meet in Columbus, Ohio in which Jesse Owens sets new world record in 220 yard dash
Title: "Midwest Olympic Hopes" superimposed over men running in track meet / High angle six men compete in the 120 yard high hurdles, Dan Caldemeyer of Indiana falls, Bob Osgood of Michigan wins / High angle LS start 220 yard dash,...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
US sprinter Jesse Owens winning two races at track meet, possibly the Big 10 track meet in 1935
Countdown / Sportfolio intro sequence / card: "Insert commercial here" / US Olympic team emblem / contestant clearing high jump bar at what is possibly the Big 10 track meet at Ferry Field in Ann Arbor, MI / 100 meter dash, Jesse Owens...
Getty Images
This Week In History 5/24 - 5/30
This Week In History 5/24 - 5/30 (Footage by Getty Images)
Hearst Metrotone News
Jesse Owens rides in a convertible during a ticker tape parade in New York City.
Jesse Owens rides in a convertible during a ticker tape parade in New York City.
Getty Images
B/W 1930's close up of Jesse Owens smiling (track + field star)
B/W 1930's close up of Jesse Owens smiling (track + field star)
Hearst Metrotone News
Adolf Hitler salutes at the opening ceremonies for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Summer Games where United States athlete Jesse Owens dominates the track and field events winning four gold medals.
Adolf Hitler salutes at the opening ceremonies for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Summer Games where United States athlete Jesse Owens dominates the track and field events winning four gold medals.
Hearst Metrotone News
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
Tokyo, Japan hosts the 1964 Summer Olympics where United States athlete Bob Hayes wins the gold medal in the 100 meter dash.
Curated Video
+4:3 A gold medal won by Jesse Owens at 1936 Olympics goes up for auction
Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions in California, there's a piece of sports memorabilia which speaks to much more than athletic prowess - an Olympic gold medal won by track superstar Jesse Owens at...
Hearst Metrotone News
Jesse Owens sets a world record for distance in the long jump.
Jesse Owens sets a world record for distance in the long jump.
Biography
Jesse Owens- Mini Biography
Discover how Jesse Owens paved the way for African American athletes as a track and field legend, while still challenged by the obstacles of a segregated American society during the mid-twentieth century.
A&E Television
History.com: History This Week: Jesse Owens Takes Germany
August 1, 1936. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Adolf Hitler enters the stadium to a militaristic Wagner march. Swastikas flutter everywhere on the flag of the Nazi Party. When these moments are remembered later, one athlete's...